Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1979.036.01
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B.
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1904-1915
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Silver, in Durgin's "Dolly Madison - Engraved" pattern. Round-ended handle, with downturned end. Long, round-ended drop. Egg-shaped bowl. Front of handle and stem decorated along the edges with two rows of punched decoration, forming a serpentine decoration, which ends just inside the bowl. An additional punched design on the tip of the handle includes a semi-circle with 25 radiating lines, resembling a half-sun. Stamped on the drop is an upper case "S", sans-serif, incuse. Stamped on the back of the stem is a script "D" within a circle. Also stamped on the back of the stem, in upper case sans-serif letters, "STERLING", incuse.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-5 inches
- Provenance:
- Spoon purchased by N.H.H.S. from E. Leslie Byrnes, Jr. of Contoocook, N.H., who purchased it at the July 7, 1979 auction of the estate of Rev. Sheafe Walker (1888-1978). Spoon has the maker's mark of the William B. Durgin Co., Concord, N.H.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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