Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 2025.031.26
- 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 small house, tree, and well, with text above reading "BIRTHPLACE / OF / DANIEL WEBSTER." Below image are descending capital letters spelling FRANKLIN, N.H." Back of handle has scratched letter "M". Back of spoon neck is stamped with the cursive capital D hallmark of the William B. Durgin Company, as well as "STERLING" and "J.W. RUSSELL" for John Waldo Russell, a Franklin, NH, jeweler.
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-1.188 L-5.938 D-0.875 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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