Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1987.038.04
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B.
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1903
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Silver, cast in Durgin's "Marechal Niel" pattern. Round-ended handle with slightly upturned end. Egg-shaped bowl (nearly elliptical). Cast design covers entire front and back of handle and stem. Design on front is roses and stems. A small void in the handle design is engraved, "Eva", in upper- and lower-case script. Design on the back has a single rose on the top of the handle, and on the bowl, with scrolls/stems in between. Engraved at the top of the back of the handle, "Feb. 6. 03.", in upper- and lower-case script. Cast "D" (for Durgin) on back within bowl decoration; and cast "STERLING" on back of stem, incuse, in upper-case roman letters.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.187 L-5.75 inches
- Provenance:
- One of seven spoons given as a gift to N.H.H.S. from Helena C. Hartley, appraiser, from Northwood, New Hampshire.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Helena C. Hartley
- People:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
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