Spoon, Serving

Object Name:

Spoon, Serving

Object ID:

1957.008.127

Creator:

Durgin, William B. CompanySilversmith

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

circa 1890

Description:

Preserve Spoon (or possibly a bonbon spoon or a berry spoon). Silver, with gold wash in bowl. Round-ended handle, with slightly upturned end. Approximately circular bowl, with pie-crust crimped edges. Front of handle fully decorated with bright-cut and stamped patterns, including floral and geometric. Flowers in approximate center of handle, with leaf sprig shooting up and around top edge of handle. Engraved letter underneath sprig, "C", in black lettering. Geometric design beneath flowers. Bowl is also decorated with flowers and sprigs. Reverse is undecorated. Stamped on back of shoulder, "D", in upper-case script within a circle mark, and "STERLING" in upper-case roman letters, incuse.

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

W-1.6 L-5.7 inches

Provenance:

From the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected. Several items in this bequest were from the Newburyport, MA, and Concord, NH, areas and probably were inherited. This piece has the owner's initial of "C", which may be for Chesley, Mary Emery's maiden name.

Credit Line:

The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift

People:

Emery, Fred Parker (1865-1927), Emery, Mary C. (1864-1956)