Scoop
- Object Name:
- Scoop
- Object ID:
- 2025.015.03
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Scoop. Sterling silver Stilton scoop, William B. Durgin, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1880. The handle has a relief design in the "Renaissance pattern" showing the side profile of a wyvern crouched between two stylized plant stalks bearing either flowers or fruit. The scoop bowl is gold washed. The underside of the neck is stamped "STERLING" and "A.S. MARSHALL" with the Durgin maker's mark of the letter "D" above a flying bird within a wreath.
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-8.25 D-0.875 inches
- Credit Line:
- Richard F. Upton New Hampshire Silver Collection, Gift of William W. Upton
- People:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
- Subjects:
- Silversmiths, Silver services, Silverware industry, Dragon, Cheese
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