Tablespoon
- Object Name:
- Tablespoon
- Object ID:
- 1957.008.135.2
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1860-1880
- Description:
- Tablespoon. Silver. Fin and fiddle form. Double swell fiddle handle with upturned, round end and 3/8" mid-rib on front. Flared, rounded fins. Pointed egg-shape bowl.Stem is square in cross section. Engraved on front of handle in upper case black lettering: "S". Stamped on back of stem in upper case roman letters: "WM.B. DURGIN.", incuse. Stamped on back of handle in upper case roman letters: "PURE COIN". Cellophane tape label on back of handle with donor's name.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.75 L-9 inches
- Provenance:
- From the collection of Mary C. Emery of Amesbury, MA, and Fred P. Emery of Pembroke, NH. This bequest of over 200 items from the Emery home includes both items that were inherited and items that were collected. Several items in this bequest were from the Newburyport, MA, and Concord, NH, areas and probably were inherited. This piece marked with the Concord silversmith's mark of William B. Durgin (1833-1905).
- Credit Line:
- The Fred Parker Emery and Mary C. Emery Gift
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