Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1995.505.13
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B.
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1895
- Description:
- Souvenir Spoon. Made by the William B. Durgin Company, Concord, NH. Silver. Flattened end with rounded corners and slightly upturned end. Egg-shaped bowl. The bowl has a satin finish. Decorations on the front of handle include the image of a man (soldier) in frontier clothing holding a firearm in his right hand, and his left hand resting on his sash, below which in upper-case stylized, raised letters is the name, "SOLOMON JUNEAU". The back is undecorated. Stamped on the back of the stem in script is a "D" within a circle (which has been double struck), for Durgin. Stamped or cast on the back of the stem in upper case roman letters incuse: "STERLING". Also stamped on the back of the stem in upper case sans-serif letters incuse: "PAT.APD.FOR.". Stamped on the back of the stem in upper case letters incuse: "STANLEY&CAMP".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.187 L-5.812 inches
- Provenance:
- Souvenir spoon of Solomon Juneau (1793-1856), French Canadian fur trader and founder of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Spoon made by Durgin Co., Concord, New Hampshire, and has a jeweler's mark of Stanley & Camp, probably of Milwaukee.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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