Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1995.505.09
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B.
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1891-1895
- Description:
- Souvenir Spoon. Made by the William B. Durgin Company, Concord, NH. Silver. Round ended handle with slightly upturned end. Egg-shaped bowl. Bowl has satin finish. Image covers entire front of handle and stem. Image is of a woman in a cape holding a basket knocking at a door. Above the door is "Lord have / Mercy on us". Edges of handle have a dot design. Stem covered with branches across which is a ribbon with the word "PRISCILLA" all in upper-case letters. Stamped on back of stem, in cursive, "D" within a circle mark; stamped on back of stem in upper-case roman letters, "STERLING"; and stamped on back of stem, in upper-case roman letters, "PAT'D".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.187 L-5.812 inches
- Provenance:
- Souvenir spoon of "Priscilla," believed to be an image of Priscilla Mullins Alden (c.1602-c.1680), member of the Massachusetts Plymouth Colony of Pilgrims; the image believed to have been inspired by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Courtship of Miles Standish" (Longfellow was a descendant of Alden).
Spoon made by Durgin Co., Concord, New Hampshire. Similar examples of this spoon, with identical design, have a patent date of 1891. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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