Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1987.038.05
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B.
Silversmith ; Low, Daniel - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Silver, in Durgin's "Shell" pattern. Round-ended handle with slightly upturned end. Egg-shaped bowl. Ten-lobed shell at end of handle, ending with two scrolls at base of shell, and approximately 20 parallel lines between the shell and the tip of the handle. Engraved with monogram "F" in black lettering, on front of handle, below the shell. On back of the stem, it is marked: "D" (for maker, Durgin Co., Concord, N.H.) in circle; "STERLING." stamped incuse, in upper-case roman letters; and stamped "D. LOW" (for retailer, Daniel Low, Salem, Mass.), incuse, in upper-case roman letters.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-5.812 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
- Subjects:
- Shells
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