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Document identity
localId
119321
label
Sugar Scissors
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
119321
contentType
object
title
Sugar Scissors
date
c. 1750
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014433
creators
8379
genreSpecific
Silver
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12.3 x 5 cm (4 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
cul
America, Massachusetts, Boston
accession
1940.223
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Sugar Scissors, c. 1750. Jacob Hurd (American, 1702–1758). Silver; overall: 12.3 x 5 cm (4 13/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French, 1940.223
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved: NL in block letters below engraved flower on pivot.
formerAccessionNumbers
720.1916
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 & reproduced P 82
creditline
Gift of Hollis French
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:09:51.208000
sourceId
119321
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
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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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