Shears
- Object Name:
- Shears
- Object ID:
- 2025.020.01
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Shears. Sterling silver Aesthetic Movement grape shears, William B. Durgin, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1880. The obverse of the handles has a complex relief design of grapevines, two bunches of grapes, and a face on each handle that is presumably Dionysus or Bacchus. The reverse of the handles are traced in bare branches and are stamped "STERLING" along witht the Durgin maker's mark of the letter "D" above a flying bird within a wreath.
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-0.002 L-0.587 D-0.375 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, Grapes, Wine
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