SIGNED BY NATHANIEL HURD, BOSTON, CIRCA 1750

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AN ENGRAVED COPPER BOOKPLATE
SIGNED BY NATHANIEL HURD, BOSTON, CIRCA 1750
Rectangular, engraved with a coat-of-arms, crest and motto above the name Francis Dana in script, with engraved signature N.H.ScP at lower right; together with a print from the plate, early 19th century
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) long; 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) wide (2)

Provenance

Francis Dana (1743-1811)

Literature

Hollis French, Jacob Hurd and His Sons Nathaniel and Benjamin: Silversmiths 1702-1781, 1972, p. 99

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Lot Essay

Francis Dana (1743-1811) was a jurist and statesman. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1778 and again in 1784, as American Minister to Russia from 1780-83 and 1785 and as Chief Justice of Massachusetts from 1791-1806. In addition, Dana was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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