Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1969.005.123
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company; Skinner, Alvah (1807-1883)
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH/Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1870-1881
- Description:
- Teaspoon. Silver. Taper-sided handle with upturned round end. Egg-shaped bowl. Bright cut design on front of handle with flowers and geometric designs. Engraved on front in upper and lower case script "Helen". Stamped on back of shoulder is the image of a dove within a laurel wreath, below the letter D within a circular mark (for William B. Durgin Co). Stamped on back of stem in upper case roman letters "STERLING" incuse. Stamped on back of handle in upper case roman letters "A. SKINNER" incuse.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Provenance:
- From the silver collection of Helen I. Dadmun Doble (1881-1969). Has the name "Helen" engraved, perhaps it was a gift at the time of the donor's birth. Spoon has the marks of the William B. Durgin Co. and A. Skinner. Durgin was a silver manufacturer of Concord, N.H.
- Credit Line:
- Josiah Abbott Dadmun and Susan Dadmun Collections, Bequest of Helen I. Dadmun Doble
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