Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 2025.056.02
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1891-1900
- Description:
- Spoon. Sterling silver souvenir grapefruit spoon with relief design on the handle of a head-and-shoulders portrait of a bearded man wearing suit and bowtie, with relief cursive lettering beneath spelling "John G. Whittier". William B. Durgin Company, Concord, NH, c. 1891-1900. Back of handle has raised letters spelling "AMESBURY" while 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 "H.G. HUDSON" for the Amesbury, Massachusetts, jeweler.
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-1.25 L-5.875 D-0.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Richard F. Upton New Hampshire Silver Collection, Gift of William W. Upton
- Subjects:
- Silverware industry, Silverwork, Silverware, Silversmiths
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