Spoon, Serving
- Object Name:
- Spoon, Serving
- Object ID:
- 2025.023.01
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1865
- Description:
- Serving Spoon, coin silver with strawberry pattern on the handle, William B. Durgin, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1865. The bowl of the spoon has an elaborately engraved design that includes a sun, flowers, and a border of what could be leaves. Engraved on back of handle, "F E Kidder" with a "K" monogram on the top of handle. The stem of the spoon is stamped "PATENT and "COIN SILVER."
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-2.875 L-9.5 D-2 inches
- Provenance:
- The F. E. Kidder engraved on the spoon could be Frank Eugene Kidder (1859-1905) of Bangor, Maine. He earned a degree in civil engineering from Maine State College in 1880 with additional coursework at Cornell, then studied at MIT and served as an instructor there in 1882 to 1883. After working for the city architect of Boston he went into business for himself as an architect and structural engineer. In 1888 health issues forced him to relocate his business to Denver, Colorado, where he died in 1905.
- 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, Strawberry, Dining
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