Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1983.016.02.3
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B.
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1860-1880
- Description:
- Spoon, dessert. Silver. Fin and fiddle form. Double swell fiddle handle with upturned, round end and 1/4" mid-rib on front. Flared, round fins. Egg-shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in upper and lower case script: "Celenda." Stamped on back of fin/stem in upper case roman letters: "WM. B. DURGIN" incuse and double stamped.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-7.375 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by William B. Durgin, Co.,
Concord, NH. No history given by donor, but perhaps the spoon was from the Concord, N.H. family of the donor's husband, Charles Crowell Currier Jr. (1901-1958). - Credit Line:
- Gift of Thelma Tubbs Currier
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