Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1995.505.12
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. & Company
Silversmith ; Hudson, Horace G. (1846-1912)Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1891
- Description:
- Souvenir Spoon. Made by the William B. Durgin Company, Concord, NH; c. 1891. Silver. Satin finish. Upturned round end with egg-shaped bowl. Designs cover entire front and back of handle. Image on front of handle is a three story house with three chimneys, several trees without leaves and a fence and road in front of house. Below the image is the word "RESIDENCE" in upper case stylized letters oriented horizontally below which is the name, "John G.Whittier" in raised upper and lower case script letters and oriented longitudinally. On the reverse of handle is the word "AMESBURY" in upper case stylized letters oriented vertically; the word is encircled within a bead (series of round balls) design. "D" in script within oval mark, "STERLING" in upper case Roman letters, "PAT'D" in upper case Roman letters, and "H.G.HUDSON", stamped incuse on back of handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.187 L-5.875 inches
- Provenance:
- Souvenir spoon of the John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) home in Amesbury, MA. Spoon made by the William B. Durgin Co., Concord, NH, and has a jeweler's mark of Horace G. Hudson (1846-1912) of Amesbury, MA.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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