Attributed to Jacob Hurd (American, 1702/03–1758)
Boston
Pair of Casters
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Attributed to Jacob Hurd (American, 1702/03–1758)
Boston1740–50
Pair of Casters
Attributed to Jacob Hurd (American, 1702/03–1758) Boston →condiment vesselsilver
Date
1740–50
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
12.7 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm (5 1/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Wesley M. Dixon Jr. Endowment
These casters, which may have originally been two in a set of three, were used for spice and mustard. A larger, matching caster would have held sugar. The pair was designed in a baluster shape, which became a popular Rococo form. The flared bases and decorative pierced work on the tops indicate the Rococo ornament was fashionable before midcentury.
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