Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 2025.031.15
- 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 has a relief design on the handle of a statue of a bearded man (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) seated on a pedestal, with text beneath that reads "LONGFELLOW" and PORTLAND, ME." Back of handle has an engraved capital "G" in what appears to be the Engravers Old English (BT) font. Back of spoon neck is stamped with the cursive capital D hallmark of the William B. Durgin Company, as well as "STERLING" and "CARTER BROS" for the Portland, ME, jeweler.
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-5.875 D-0.75 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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