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Document identity
localId
119311
label
Cream Jug
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
119311
contentType
object
title
Cream Jug
date
1740–50
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60759600
creators
8379
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
with handle: 9.9 x 8.8 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston
accession
1940.219
Source extras
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silver
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Cream Jug, 1740–50. Jacob Hurd (American, 1702–1758). Silver; with handle: 9.9 x 8.8 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.219
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved: coat of arms on front of body, underneath spout, and ECP (later) in script on bottom.
formerAccessionNumbers
1529.1918
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. 135; Reproduced: back cover
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 326
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. 80
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:51.628000
sourceId
119311
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
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silver
creatorTags
male
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1
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0
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photo
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