Knife, Butter
- Object Name:
- Knife, Butter
- Object ID:
- 1975.509
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B.
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, New Hampshire
- Date:
- 1860-1880
- Description:
- Butter Knife, or butter server. Silver, elaborately decorated. Pointed-ended handle, with upturned end. Cross-section of stem is square, with a slightly rounded top. Bend at juncture of shoulder and blade. Left edge of blade is straight, but curves to the right to meet up with the right edge. Right edge of blade has a scalloped outline. Decorations, done in bright-cut, wriggle-work, chasing and stamping, cover the entire front of the handle and stem, and most of the blade (no decorations on the back). Decorations on the handle include numerous scrolls, as well as a shield-shaped void, against a pebbly background. Engraved within the shield-shape in black lettering, "D". On the blade, the decorations are in a floral motif. Stamped on back of stem, in upper-case roman letters, "WM.B.DURGIN", incuse. Stamped on back of stem/handle in upper-case sans-serif letters, "STERLING", incuse.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1 L-7.6 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
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