Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 2025.056.05
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B. Company -- Silversmith
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1890-1900
- Description:
- Spoon. Sterling silver souvenir demitasse spoon with relief design on the handle of a low brick and stone structure labeled "WALBACH TOWER," with relief lettering on the handle spelling "PORTSMOUTH N.H." William B. Durgin Company, Concord, NH, c. 1890-1900. Back of handle has raised design of strawberries and leaves (a reference to Strawbery Banke, the settlement's initial name). The back of the spoon neck is stamped with the cursive capital D hallmark of the William B. Durgin Company, as well as "STERLING PAT'D".
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- W-0.875 L-4.25 D-0.563 inches
- Credit Line:
- Richard F. Upton New Hampshire Silver Collection, Gift of William W. Upton
- People:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
- Subjects:
- Silverware industry, Silverwork, Silverware, Silversmiths, Strawbery Banke
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