Spoon, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1927.011.01.2
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. & Company
Silversmith - Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1855
- Description:
- Dessert Spoon. Made by William B. Durgin & Company, Concord, N.H.; c. 1855. Silver. Double-swell fiddle handle, with upturned round end, and long mid-rib on front. Flared rounded fins and egg-shaped bowl. "F. Farmer" engraved in script on the back of the handle. "Wm B. DURGIN & CO." in roman script in a plain rectangle stamped on the back of the handle.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.4 L-7.25 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to the donor's mother, Fanny Morgan (1831-1913) of Bow, NH, who married Augustus B. Farmer in 1855.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Carrie M. Huntley
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