Ladle
- Object Name:
- Ladle
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.061
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1885-1886
- Description:
- Soup or Punch Ladle. Silver in Durgin's "Scroll" pattern. Square-ended handle, slightly upturned with rounded corners. Sharp curve at base of handle making handle appear to be serpentine in shape. Elliptical bowl oriented laterally. Fronts of handle and stem are completely covered with floral and scroll motif. Back of handle edged with scroll motif. Engraved in black lettering, "D" on back of handle. Stamped at base of shoulder, script letter "D" within a circular mark (for William B. Durgin Company). Also stamped on back of shoulder in Roman letters, "STERLING", incuse.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-2.3 W-3.45 L-9.9 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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