Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 2025.031.03
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1899
- Description:
- Spoon. Sterling silver souvenir spoon, William B. Durgin, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1899. The spoon has a relief design on the handle of a cross and crown (emblem of the First Church of Christ, Scientist), with a head and shoulders portrait of Mary Baker Eddy, followed by a facsimile of her signature, all within a floral border. Bowl has relief image of Mary Baker Eddy's house Pleasant View at 227 Pleasant Street in Concord, NH, where she resided from 1892 to 1908. It was torn down in 1917. Back of handle has same emblem and floral border but with a facsimile of her handwriting "Not matter / but Mind / satisfieth". Back of spoon neck has raised cursive capital D hallmark of the William B. Durgin Company and is stamped "STERLING PATENTED."
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-5.75 D-0.75 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, Betsy Ross, Spinning Wheel
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