Detail View: The AMICA Library: Teapot
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1940.228
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Hurd, Nathaniel
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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fabricated by
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1730 - 1778
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Nathaniel Hurd
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Title:
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Teapot
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1755-1760
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Creation Start Date:
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1750
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Creation End Date:
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1765
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Materials and Techniques:
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silver
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Classification Term:
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silver
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Classification Term:
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Silver
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Dimensions:
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with handle: 14.5cm x 24.4cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1940.228
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Hollis French
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Inscriptions:
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engraved: coat of arms of Gibbs on side.
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Hollis French, Annisquam, MA.
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Context:
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This teapot not only demonstrates Hurd's mastery of the art of forging silver, but of engraving it as well. The design for the coat of arms of the Gibbs family incised on this teapot was probably taken from Guillim's Display of Heraldry, published in 1724 (see photo). In Hurd's portrait by Copley the words 'Display of Heraldry/J. Guillim' are visible on the spine of the large book shown at the sitter's elbow.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1940.228.tif
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