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The coat of arms is that of the Hastings family, the original owners of these serving pieces.

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Document identity
localId
119307
label
Salver
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
119307
contentType
object
title
Salver
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
Q80014422
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
1940.215.1
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Salver, 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, 1940.215.1
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved: H over A + T over 1750 in shaded block letters underneath each salver.
formerAccessionNumbers
697.1916
citations
citation
Johnston, Phillip M. <em>Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
mentioned and reproduced P 81
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 06:09:48.683000
sourceId
119307
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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