Teaspoon

Object Name:

Teaspoon

Object ID:

1995.505.05

Creator:

Durgin, William B.Silversmith; Denison, Edwin N. (1832-1893)Silversmith

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

circa 1891

Description:

Souvenir Spoon. Made by the William B. Durgin Company, Concord, NH. Silver. Slightly upturned rounded end. Egg shaped bowl. Cast on back of shoulder in script letter "D" (for Wm. B. Durgin Co.) within an oval. Next mark on back of stem is either cast or stamped "STERLING" in upper case Roman letters incuse. Next mark stamped "PAT.APD.FOR" in upper case sans-serif letters, incuse. Next is stamped "E.N.DENISON & CO" in upper case sans-serif letters, incuse. Entire front of handle decorated. Text on stem in upper case stylized letters oriented vertically, "WATCH HILL, RI". Design shows a water scene with a light house in the background and two rowboats with human figures, and a buoy, in the water. Below the scene is the text in upper case stylized letters, "METIS / 1872". Entire scene is encircled in a scroll motif. Back of handle also has a scroll motif. The design appears to be cast. There is a satin finish to the entire spoon.

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

W-1.187 L-5.812 inches

Provenance:

Spoon commemorating the crash of the steamship "Metis" off of the Watch Hill, Rhode Island lighthouse, 1872. Watch Hill is along the shore of Block Island Sound. Spoon made by Durgin Co., Concord, N.H., with the Westerly, R.I. jewelers mark of Edwin N. Denison (1832-1893); the village of Watch Hill is located in the town of Westerly. Westerly holds the 1891 patent for this design (U.S. Pat. No. 20,915).

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Denison, Edwin N. (1832-1893), Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)