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Two-Handled Cup and Cover

Jacob Hurd American
1735–40
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 750
Two-handled covered cups, a favored form of presentation silver in England, were rare in colonial America.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two-Handled Cup and Cover
  • Maker: Jacob Hurd (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1702/3–1758 Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Date: 1735–40
  • Geography: Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: Overall: 10 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (26.4 x 25.6 cm); 41 oz. 14 dwt. (1296.9 g)
    Foot: Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
    Lip: Diam. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)
    Body: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); 31 oz. 3 dwt. (968.7 g)
    Cover: 4 3/16 x 6 1/8 in. (10.6 x 15.6 cm); 10 oz. 11 dwt. (328.2 g)
  • Credit Line: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.170a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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