Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.108.4
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
Jeweler - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1860-1880
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Silver. Fiddle handle having upturned, rounded end with short rib on face; rounded shoulders above ovoid bowl. Script initials "EE" embellished with foliage, engraved on handle face. Impressed marks on reverse of handle: "Wm. B. Durgin" and "Pure Coin", both in upper case letters and incuse.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.5 L-7.375 inches
- Provenance:
- The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-c.1925) and Susan Dadmun (1844-c.1934) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1969). Mrs. Doble's bequest includes: "my 'Durgin' silver." Other items in the collection include: New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill.
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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