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Source Description
The coat of arms is that of the Hastings family, the original owners of these serving pieces.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
119306
label
Pair of Salvers
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obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
119306
contentType
object
title
Pair of Salvers
description
The coat of arms is that of the Hastings family, the original owners of these serving pieces.
date
1740–50
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014421
creators
8379
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 3 x 16 x 16.3 cm (1 3/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston
accession
1940.215
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Pair of Salvers, 1740–50. Jacob Hurd (American, 1702–1758). Silver; overall: 3 x 16 x 16.3 cm (1 3/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.215
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved: H over A + T over 1750 in shaded block letters underneath each salver.
citations
citation
Foote, Helen. "A Collection of Early American Silver Gift of Hollis French."<em> The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>27, no. 9 (November 1940): 131-142
page_number
Mentioned: p. 134
citation
Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 81
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:46.602000
sourceId
119306
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
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photo
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