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Teaspoon
Benjamin Hurd (American, 1739–1781)
about 1770–80
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
2.3 x 12.4 cm (7/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Peter Christian Beer
Accession Number1973.15
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver flatware
This delicate teaspoon by Benjamin Hurd is one of a group that shares a distinctive lobed and webbed shell decoration on the back of the bowl.
DescriptionRound-tipped handle with feather-edge decoration has short midrib on back; stem is rectangular in section. The elliptical bowl has a rounded drop with seven-lobed webbed shell decoration. Foliate bright-cut decoration appears under owner’s initials. The bowl tip is somewhat worn.
Marks
Stamped "B [device] H" in roman letters within a rectangle on back of stem.
InscriptionsEngraved "P G" in roman letters on front of handle tip.
ProvenanceEarly history unknown.