Ladle, Punch

Object Name:

Ladle, Punch

Object ID:

1922.009.03

Creator:

Durgin, William B. Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Concord NH

Date:

1908

Description:

Punch Ladle, for punch bowl 1922.009.01. Silver, with gold wash on interior and exterior of bowl. Oval-shaped bowl with two spouts. Handle curved in an "S" shape, with a straight stem. Stem decorated with three bands, with encircling laurel leaves. Handle topped with eagle with upright wings, sitting atop the N.H. State Seal, with text, "1908" and "NEW HAMPSHIRE". Reverse of state seal is U.S. Navy seal. Bowl is decorated with laurel leaves near juncture with shoulder. Cast script letter "D" (for William B. Durgin Co.) on reverse of shoulder; stamped "STERLING" in Roman letters.

Material:

Metal
Silver
Gold

Dimensions:

W-6 L-18.625 D-3.25 inches

Provenance:

The U.S.S. New Hampshire was built by the New York Shipbuilding Company and commissioned on March 19, 1908. There were 41 officers and 809 men on board. In 1907 the state legislature appropriated $6,000 for the design and manufacture of a silver service. The William B. Durgin Company of Concord, NH, made the service and it was presented to the U.S.S. New Hampshire by Gov. Charles M. Floyd on August 8, 1908 at Portsmouth. The silver service consists of 72 pieces.

The U.S.S. New Hampshire was decommissioned in 1921 as a result of the Washington Naval Treaty and sold for scrap in November 1923.

Credit Line:

On loan from the United States Navy

People:

Durgin, William B. (1833-1905), Floyd, Charles M. (1861-1923)

Subjects:

U.S.S. New Hampshire, Naval ships, Nationalism, Eagles, State seal (NH)