Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 2025.031.16
- 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 an old woman with a conical hat leaning on a cane, with a cat standing beside her. A facsimile signature below reads "Moll Pitcher" who was a clairvoyant and fortune-teller (c.1736-1813). Beneath this are descending capital letters that spell "LYNN." Bowl is gold-washed. Back of handle has engraved monogram "ASC"[?]. Back of spoon neck is stamped with the cursive capital D hallmark of the William B. Durgin Company, as well as "STERLING," "PAT'D" and "W.F. NEWHALL" for the Lynn, MA, jeweler William Frederick Newhall.
- 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, Witch, Cat
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