Fork, Salad
- Object Name:
- Fork, Salad
- Object ID:
- 1975.061.04 h
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company
Silversmith ; Derby, James C. (1867-1928)Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Salad Fork . One of a set of 10. Silver, cast in Durgin's "Madame Royale" pattern. Pointed ended handle with upturned end. Four tined fork, with barb on inside of both outer tines, and left tine having a cut-away tip; sides of fork bowl are shaped, including a concave indent. Decorated with reed and floral pattern on entire front and back of handle and stem. Six reeds run up the stem, which split into two groups and follow the edges of the handle, terminating at the tip of the handle in scrolls and leaf sprigs. On the front of the fork, the base of the reeds terminates in long scrolls and leaf sprigs that cover the fork bowl. On the back of the fork, the base of the reeds terminates as bowl decoration, ending in similar scrolls, but no sprigs. Engraved on front of handle is the monogram "F", in black lettering. Two marks are cast on the back of the bowl and shoulder: letter "D" (for Durgin) in upper case script within the bowl decoration, and upper case sans-serif "STERLING", incuse, on back of shoulder.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-0.625 W-1.1 L-6.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a set of silver dinner flatware (5 different shapes of spoons and forks, all engraved "F") having belonged to Mary Anna and Josiah Eastman Fernald (1856-1949). Mr. Fernald was President of the National State Capital Bank in Concord, New Hampshire. The set was donated to the N.H.H.S. by their daughter, Ruth Fernald Holst (1887-1979) in 1975.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Ruth Fernald Holst
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