id:			119326
accession number:	1940.228
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.228
updated:		2022-10-28 21:38:17.769000

Teapot, c. 1755–60. Nathaniel Hurd (American, 1730–1778). Silver; with handle: 14.5 x 24.4 cm (5 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Hollis French 1940.228

title:				Teapot
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1755–60
creation date earliest:		1750
creation date latest:		1765
current location:		204 Colonial American
creditline:			Gift of Hollis French
copyright:			

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culture:	America, 18th century
technique:	silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

* Nathaniel Hurd (American, 1730–1778)  - maker

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measurements: with handle: 14.5 x 24.4 cm (5 11/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	engraved:  coat of arms of Gibbs on side.
	translation:	
	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Inaugural Exhibition
	opening date:   1916-06-06T05:00:00
	<i>Inaugural Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

	title:		All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection
	opening date:   1994-11-23T05:00:00
	<i>All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Hollis French, Annisquam, MA.
	date: 
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


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fun fact: 
The master silversmith Nathaniel Hurd, whose portrait hangs nearby, made this teapot engraved with the crest of the family that commissioned it. Tea was a precious commodity in Colonial America and this silver piece would have held a place of honor at the owner's tea table.

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wall description: 
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. 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 WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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. 332
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n64

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 153
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n177

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 153
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n177

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 196
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n216

	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. 89
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	Adams, Henry. <em>What's American about American art?: a gallery tour in the Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 41
	url:		

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 136
	url:		

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