Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 1984.017
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1892
- Description:
- Souvenir Spoon. Sterling silver. Flat ended handle, with round corners. Egg-shaped bowl. Cast image covers entire front of handle and stem. Image depicts the Tip-Top House on the summit of Mt. Washington, with words "TIP-TOP / HOUSE / 1852". Beneath are the words "MT. WASHINGTON.", oriented vertically on the stem, in raised upper-case stylized letters. Cast on the back of the stem: cursive "D" within an oval (for Durgin), and "STERLING" in upper-case sans-serif letters, incuse. Stamped on the back of the stem: incuse, in upper-case roman letters "BARRON&MERRILL".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.875 L-4.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Souvenir spoon of the Tip-Top House, purchased by NHHS at Antiques at Eagle Square, Concord, N.H.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905), Barron, Asa T. (1814-1887), Merrill, Cordeanio H. (1840-1908), Barron, Oscar G. (1851-1913)
- Subjects:
- Tip-Top House, Mount Washington, Souvenirs
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