Bowl

Object Name:

Bowl

Object ID:

1922.009.07

Creator:

Durgin, William B. CompanyManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1908

Description:

Bowl. Silver with gold wash on interior. Recess in center to fit vase 1922.009.08. Shallow, wide bowl with two attached loop handles and squat, round pedestal base on four feet. Decorated with bands of reeding and laurel leaves. Above the band is the text in upper case Roman letters: "BATTLESHIP NEW HAMPSHIRE" which is repeated on the opposite side. The body of the bowl is decorated on the exterior with laurel swags and rosettes. The four silver feet have their tops decorated with acanthus leaves. The bottoms are plain. Stamped on the bottom in upper case Roman letters: "STERLING" incuse; Also stamped on the bottom is the script letter"D" within a crowned shield (for the William B. Durgin Company).

Material:

Metal
Silver
Gold

Dimensions:

H-6.89 W-17.5 D-12.5 inches

Provenance:

The U.S.S. New Hampshire was built by the New York Shipbuilding Company and commissioned on March 19, 1908. There were 41 officers and 809 men on board. In 1907 the state legislature appropriated $6,000 for the design and manufacture of a silver service. The William B. Durgin Company of Concord, NH made the service and it was presented to the U.S.S. New Hampshire by Gov. Charles M. Floyd on August 8, 1908 at Portsmouth. The silver service consists of 72 pieces.

The U.S.S. New Hampshire was decommissioned in 1921 as a result of the Washington Naval Treaty and sold for scrap in November 1923.

Credit Line:

On Loan from the United States Navy Department

People:

Durgin, William B. (1833-1905), Floyd, Charles M. (1861-1923)

Subjects:

U.S.S. New Hampshire, Naval ships, Nationalism