Salver
ca. 1756
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 8 in., 9 oz. 19 dwt. (3.2 x 20.3 cm, 309.477 Grams)
Classification
Salver
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Sansbury-Mills Fund, 2010
Accession Number
2010.197
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the elegant *Salver* crafted by Nathaniel Hurd around 1756, a fine example of colonial American silverwork now housed in The Metropolitan Museum of Art's American Wing. Measuring just 1¼ x 8 inches and weighing nearly 10 ounces, this shallow trayknown as a salver designed for serving tea, wine, or delicacies in affluent households. Hurd, a skilled Boston silversmith and engraver, exemplifies the craftsmanship of pre-Revolutionary America, where such objects blended British influences with emerging local artistry. Forged from silver, the salver's medium was prized for its luster and dur...