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Spoon, Dessert

Object Name:
Spoon, Dessert
Object ID:
1983.016.02.2
Creator:
Durgin, William B.
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1865-1885
Description:
Spoon, dessert, one of a pair. Silver. Fin-and-fiddle form. Double-swell handle with upturned round end and 1/2" midrib (slightly off-center) on the front. Flared rounded fins. Pointed egg-shaped bowl. Engraved on back of handle in uppercase script: "EWD". Stamped on back of fins/stem in upper case roman letters: "WM. B. DURGIN.", incuse.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-1.437 L-7.312 inches
Provenance:
Made by William B. Durgin Co., Concord, NH. No history given by donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Thelma Tubbs Currier
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