Fork, Dessert
- Object Name:
- Fork, Dessert
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.074.4
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1897-1905
- Description:
- Silver Dessert Fork, one of a set of six. Fork in the Durgin Company's "Madame Royale" pattern, introduced c. 1897. Flat handle shank broadening to slightly upturned end with pointed central projection; four tines. Embossed decoration on both surfaces of handle, including elaborate foliated tip and "threaded" borders with foliage superimposed at regular intervals. Scrolled, foliage extending onto heel of fork simulating a drip. "Black letter" initial "D" engraved on handle face. Impressed marks on reverse of handle shank: "D" and "Sterling" in upper case letters. Tines slightly bent.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-0.875 L-7 inches
- Provenance:
- The Josiah Abbott Dadmun (1840-c.1925) and Susan Dadmun (1844-c.1934) Collection is a bequest of their daughter, Helen I. Dadmun (Mrs. Frank C.) Doble (1881-1969). Mrs. Doble's bequest includes: "my 'Durgin' silver." Other items in the collection include: New Hampshire and other silver, wallpaper samples, fans, personal items, and birchbark pictures made by E. H. Merrill.
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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