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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1969.005.121.3
Creator:
Durgin, William B. CompanySilversmith
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
circa 1890
Description:
Teaspoon, one of a set of six (1969.5.121.1-.6). Silver. Down-turned pointed ended handle. Pointed egg shaped bowl. Engraved on front of handle in upper case black lettering "D". Stamped on back of shoulder is the image of a dove within a laurel wreath below the letter D, all within a circular mark (for the William B. Durgin Company). Stamped on back of stem in upper case sans serif lettering "STERLING".
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-0.875 L-4.625 inches
Provenance:
From the silver collection of Helen Dadmun Doble (1881-1969); she dedicated her collection to her parents, Susan & Josiah Abbott Dadmun. Engraved with letter "D," which may be from donor's Dadmun or Doble families. Maker's mark of William B. Durgin Co., Concord, N.H.
Credit Line:
Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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