Spoon
- Object Name:
- Spoon
- Object ID:
- 2025.056.06
- 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 bison with an arrow or spear sticking out of its back below text "A SIGN OF INDIANS". Beneath is a relief image of a mountain. On handle in descending diagonal bands is text "THE / WILD / WEST". On gold-washed bowl is engraved "DENVER". William B. Durgin Company, Concord, NH, c. 1890-1900. The back of the spoon neck is stamped with the cursive capital D hallmark of the William B. Durgin Company, as well as "STERLING".
- 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, Bison, Native American
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