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Document identity
localId
119323
label
Cann
core
obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
119323
contentType
object
title
Cann
date
1747
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60780865
creators
8379
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); with handle: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); without handle: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston
accession
1940.225
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Cann, 1747. Jacob Hurd (American, 1702–1758). Silver; overall: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); with handle: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); without handle: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.225
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved within reserve on front, opposite handle: "A GIFT/From some of The/PRINCIPALL/ Officers in the regiment/of BOSTON to/Mr Adjutant/HUNT/1747." Above the reserve: "A Legacy left by Capt JABEZ HUNT to John Leverett Junr 1763."
formerAccessionNumbers
1025.1922
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: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994.
page_number
mentioned & reproduced 79
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:55.508000
sourceId
119323
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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