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C1730 Jacob Hurd Sterling Spoon with twist handle Jacob Hurd died in 1758. The hallmarks on this spoon are typical of Colonial American silversmiths.  There is no indication that it is continental.  The personalized monogram on the back indicates that owner tagged it in 1789.  According to the internet, Jacob Hurd "was well known for his military service" but since he died in 1758 that service would have predated the Revolutionary War. 

I have had it in my collection for over 30 years and bought it from an antiques dealer in Mass. many years ago while traveling on a business trip. He had a collection of colonial silver and educated me on the IH initial where I is really for a J and that this item is Jacob Hurd. 

A rare collectible by serious Federal Era Sterling Antiques Collectors of Museum quality items.  I couldn't find any similar sold items by this maker but his items tend to sell for thousands of dollars and are in museum collections or sold by large auction houses like Sotheby's.  Due to age and the limited production by this maker, it is a rare collectible.   Which "Well to do" colonist commissioned this spoon from Hurd?

This is a single spoon, twist handle. Dinner spoon size 

I see no damage or repairs.  

about 7 3/4" long and about 30 g on my postage scale 

the decoration on the end of the handle looks like a fancy S with a ribbon across the center . An affluent colonial person whose last name started with S?

At some point in it's provenance, someone who owned it had a diamond point ownership monogram engraving placed on the back of the handle that looks like C H and 1780. This was a common practice to monogram ones' valuable items and to identify such items while traveling since travelers usually took their own eating utensils with them due to unknown traveling accommodations