Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 2025.031.18
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- circa 1891
- Description:
- Spoon. Sterling silver souvenir spoon, William B. Durgin, Concord, New Hampshire, c. 1891. The spoon has a relief design on the handle of a windmill. Text beneath in descending capital letters spells "NANTUCKET." Bowl is gold-washed and extended (orange spoon). Back of bowl is stamped "PAT. MCH. 3. 91." which refers to a Durgin patent on the bowl shape. Back of spoon neck is stamped with the cursive capital D hallmark of the William B. Durgin Company, as well as "STERLING PAT'D APR. 21 91" and "E.V. HALLETT" for Emma V. Hallett (1828-1908) of Hartford, CT, and Nantucket, MA, an artist and writer who patented the design.
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-1.125 L-5.813 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, Windmill
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