Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 2025.031.05
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1890-1900
- Description:
- Spoon. Sterling silver souvenir spoon, William B. Durgin, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1890-1900. The spoon is decorated with a relief design on the handle of side profile of bearded man with long hair facing left, within an oval wreath, below which are overlapping letters "HWL" for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, followed by descending capital letters spelling "PORTLAND". Back of handle has floral border and wreath. Back of spoon neck is stamped with the cursive capital D hallmark of the William B. Durgin Company as well as "STERLING PAT. APD. FOR" and "J. A. MERRILL & CO" for the Portland, Maine, jeweler.
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-1.188 L-5.875 D-0.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Richard F. Upton New Hampshire Silver Collection, Gift of William W. Upton
- Subjects:
- Silversmiths, Silver services, Silverware industry
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