Fork
- Object Name:
- Fork
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.069.1
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- New England
- Date:
- circa 1865
- Description:
- Child's Fork. Silver (possible britannia or plate), in standard pattern known as "Olive." Flat handle shank broadening to slightly upturned and pointed end with short rib on front and back; four tines. Embossed decoration on both surfaces of handle in standard pattern of scrolled borders and foliage. "Charlie." engraved in script on handle face. Tines slightly bend. (Note that although this spoon is similar in many ways to 1969.005.069.2, there are significant differences in design details, so this one was probably made by a company other than Durgin.)
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.75 L-6.062 inches
- Provenance:
- The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-c.1925) and Susan Dadmun (1844-c.1934) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1969). Mrs. Doble's bequest includes: "my 'Durgin' silver." Other items in the collection include: New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill.
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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