These gilded silver forks were made by the William B. Durgin Company of Concord, New Hampshire in 1894. First Lady Frances Cleveland selected the beaded-edge pattern during President Grover Cleveland's second term in office. The Treasury melted down the White House's old, miscellaneous flatware and provided the silver to Durgin to create a new set.
These gilded silver forks were made by the William B. Durgin Company of Concord, New Hampshire in 1894. First Lady Frances Cleveland selected the beaded-edge pattern during President Grover Cleveland's second term in office. The Treasury melted down the White House's old, miscellaneous flatware and provided the silver to Durgin to create a new set.