Bowl, Waste
- Object Name:
- Bowl, Waste
- Object ID:
- 2006.040.05
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B.
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1902
- Description:
- Waste bowl, 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 body. "COH" cipher engraved in block letters in cast applied round cornucopia cartouche on front. Cartouche topped with crown. Identical cartouche on back, not engraved. 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-4.5 Dia-4.7 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
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