Plateau

Title:

U.S.S. New Hampshire Plateau

Object Name:

Plateau

Object ID:

1922.009.02.1

Creator:

Durgin, William B. Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1908

Description:

Plateau base for punch bowl and cups. Silver and granite stone. Footed silver frame with two slots to hold silver candelabra (1922.009.02.2-3). Frame holds piece of gray Concord granite with circular opening in center, lined with silver, to fit base of punch bowl. Written on plaques on front and back of plateau in Roman letters is "PRESENTED BY THE / STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE / AUGUST 1908 / CHARLES M. FLOYD / GOVERNOR". The plateau is supported by six disk feet with acanthus leaves on their tops; bottom half of feet are undecorated. Reverse of stone is beveled toward center. There are eight pins, through which are cotter pins, that hold the stone to the base. On underside of silver is a 1/2" deep rabbet on which the stone sits. No maker's marks seen on underside.

Material:

Metal
Silver
Stone
Granite

Dimensions:

H-3.8 Dia-24.25 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