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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1969.005.112.4
Creator:
Durgin, William B.
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1870-1898
Description:
Teaspoon, one of a set of 4. Silver. Spoon with handle shank slightly rounded on top, broadening to slightly upturned rounded end with short rib on face; ovoid bowl. Script initials "B.Mc.M" engraved on handle face. Impressed mark on reverse of handle shank: "Wm. B. Durgin" in upper-case letters double stamped, incuse.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.25 L-6.125 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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