Coffeepot

Object Name:

Coffeepot

Object ID:

2006.040.01

Creator:

Durgin, William B.

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1902

Description:

Coffeepot, sterling silver, neoclassical style, by William B. Durgin Company, Concord, NH. Part of five-piece tea service presented to Charles Oliver Hunt, Superintendent of Maine General Hospital, upon his retirement, 1902. Urn-shaped body with tapered applied foot. Cast applied fruit and leaf cornucopia swag band around top of body and on lid. "COH" cipher engraved in block letters in cast applied oval cornucopia cartouche on front. Cartouche topped with crown. Identical cartouche on back, not engraved. Cast S-curved spout. Cast applied curved handle with two ivory insulators. Hinged lid with finial. Foot engraved, "TO / CHARLES OLIVER HUNT, M.D. / ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM / TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS SUPERINTENDENCY / OF THE / MAINE GENERAL HOSPITAL / 1902. / FROM / PAST AND PRESENT / MEDICAL OFFICERS / OF THE / MAINE GENERAL HOSPITAL / 1902." Marks stamped on bottom: "STERLING / GALT&BRO / D over dove with olive branch surrounded by laurel wreath / 134". Number "10947" scratched above "STERLING".

Material:

Metal
Silver

Dimensions:

H-8.6 W-9 Dia-4.8 inches

Provenance:

Engraved and sold by Galt & Bro., Washington, DC.

Set presented to Charles Oliver Hunt, Superintendent of Maine General Hospital, upon his retirement, 1902.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase

People:

Hunt, Charles Oliver, Galt & Bro.

Subjects:

crown, cornucopia, swag