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Knife, Butter

Object Name:
Knife, Butter
Object ID:
1927.011.07
Creator:
Durgin, William B. & Company
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
circa 1855
Description:
Butter Knife. Made by William B. Durgin & Company, Concord, NH; c. 1855. Cast, filled hollow double-swell handle, with rounded end. Curved upturned blade with wavy top. "F.Farmer." engraved in script on obverse of blade; "Wm B.DURGIN & CO." in upper-case roman letters, stamped in plain rectangle on reverse of blade.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1 L-7.25 inches
Provenance:
Belonged to the donor's mother, Fanny Morgan Farmer (1831-1913) of Bow, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carrie M. Huntley
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