Pepper box, 1724-1758

Mark:
H U R D, in capitals, faintly legible, left of the handle <br/>
Engraved:
* <br/>
Exhibited:
Early American Silver from the Collection of Cornelius C. Moore; The Rhode Island Historical Society; Providence, Rhode Island; January 1961; no. 31. Newton College of the Sacred Heart; Newton, Massachusetts; March 10, 1963; no. 107. Salve Regina College; Newport, Rhode Island; May 17, 1964; no. 107. <br/>
Dimensions:
H. 3 3/4" D. of bottom 2" 2.6 ozt. <br/> Jacob Hurd's octagonal pepper box has a low domed lid with six panels of alternating teardrop and circular piercings and is topped off with a bell finial. The base is a band of moulding which is repeated at the top part of the body. The middle is left plain. It has a thin S-shaped handle without a grip or terminal. It is engraved with a faint starlike design on a front panel of the main body which is standard practice for aligning the body and the lid to fit properly.