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Teaspoon

Object Name:
Teaspoon
Object ID:
1969.005.122
Creator:
Durgin, William B. CompanySilversmith; Derby, James C. (1867-1928)Jeweler
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
circa 1890
Description:
Teaspoon. Silver. Taper-sided handle with down-turned rounded edge. Egg shaped bowl. Long drop with round end. No engraving on front of handle. Cast back of handle a script letter "D" (for William B. Durgin Co.). Stamped on back of stem upper case roman letters "J.C DERBY" incuse.
Material:
Metal
Silver
Dimensions:
W-0.875 L-4.3 inches
Provenance:
From the silver collection of Helen I. Dadmun Doble (1881-1969). Spoon has the marks of the William B. Durgin Co. and James Clare Derby (1867-1923), silver manufacturer and distributer/jeweler, respectively, of Concord, N.H.
Credit Line:
Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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