Coffeepot

Object Name:

Coffeepot

Object ID:

2007.008.01

Creator:

Durgin, William B. -- Jeweler

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1911

Description:

Coffee pot. Sterling silver. Neoclassical style. Eight-panel urn-shaped body with a flat neck and a hinged dome-shaped lid with an urn-shaped finial. Short stem with a stepped base, and an eight-sided short straight foot. Cast S-curved spout and ebony reticulated handle attached to body. Beaded band around base of lip. Ribbed band around rim of body, just before neck. Laurel leaf cartouche engraved on two sides with "G" engraved in English script inside one cartouche. "June 7, 1886 / June 7, 1911" engraved in other. "Presented to the Reverend and Mrs. Rufus P. Gardner by the Officers of the New Hampshire Orphan's Home" engraved on the shoulder. "500J", "Sterling / 2 1/4 Pts.", and a script "D" on a shield beneath a crown stamped on the bottom.

Material:

Silver

Dimensions:

H-10.4 W-9.15 inches

Provenance:

Purchased at auction by seller's husband and remained in her collection until it was purchased by the New Hampshire Historical Society. Piece was created by William B. Durgin Co. for the Officers of the New Hampshire Orphans Home to present to Reverend Rufus P. Gardner and wife Belle, for their 25th wedding anniversary.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund

People:

Gardner, Rufus P., Gardner, Belle Brown Clement, Mann, Barbara

Subjects:

wedding, Laurel wreath, Orphanages, Coffee, Neoclassicism