Lot Essay
The engraved monograms are those of Stephen Clapp (1677-1756), his wife Temperance Gorham (1678-1768), and their daughter Rachel Clapp Leonard (1701-1783).
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RALPH E. CARPENTER, JR.
AN AMERICAN SILVER PORRINGER
MARK OF JACOB HURD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1740
Details
AN AMERICAN SILVER PORRINGER
MARK OF JACOB HURD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1740
The pierced keyhole handle engraved C/ST to RL, the base engraved 1757, marked on underside of handle HURD in a cartouche (Kane mark F)
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) long
8 oz. 14 dwt. (271 gr.)
MARK OF JACOB HURD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1740
The pierced keyhole handle engraved C/ST to RL, the base engraved 1757, marked on underside of handle HURD in a cartouche (Kane mark F)
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm.) long
8 oz. 14 dwt. (271 gr.)
Provenance
Stephen and Temperance Clapp, Bristol County, Massachusetts, to their daughter.
Rachel Clapp Leonard, Boston, Massachusetts
Acquired Ginsburg & Levy, New York, by 1955.
Rachel Clapp Leonard, Boston, Massachusetts
Acquired Ginsburg & Levy, New York, by 1955.
Literature
Hollis French, Jacob Hurd and His Sons Nathaniel and Benjamin, Silversmiths, 1702-1781, 1941.
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, 598.
Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, 1998, 598.
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Sallie Glover
The engraved monograms are those of Stephen Clapp (1677-1756), his wife Temperance Gorham (1678-1768), and their daughter Rachel Clapp Leonard (1701-1783).