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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1975.061.07 b
Creator:
Durgin, William B. CompanyManufacturer; Derby, James C. (1867-1928)Jeweler
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
circa 1895
Description:
Teaspoon. Silver. Round-ended handle, with slightly upturned end. Egg-shaped bowl. Black letter initial "F" engraved on handle face. Stamped on back of stem, incuse, in upper-case roman letters: "J.C DERBY" and "STERLING".
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.25 L-5.875 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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