Spoon, Grapefruit
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Grapefruit
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.033
- Creator:
- Durgin Silver Company
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Grapefruit spoon, silver. Owned by Alice Cilley Stone (1849-1934) of Dunbarton, NH, around the time of her marriage in 1881. Deep bowl with pointed end. Grooved handle with grape cluster, shell motif, and scrollwork at end. Script "S" engraved on front of handle. "STERLING" stamped on back of handle, next to script "D".
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- H-1 W-1.1 L-5.8 inches Weight-1 oz
- Provenance:
- Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.
The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
- People:
- Stone, Alice P. (1849-1934)
- Subjects:
- Silver services, Spoons, Grapefruit
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