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Detail: Mark
Bud vase
Arthur Stone (American, born in England, 1847–1938)
1906
Object Place: Gardner, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 13.4 x 6 cm (5 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Other: 5.1cm (2in.)
Other: 5.1cm (2in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number1978.233
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
According to Herman Glendenning, this piece was made entirely by Stone in 1906.
This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.
This text has been adapted from "Silver of the Americas, 1600-2000," edited by Jeannine Falino and Gerald W.R. Ward, published in 2008 by the MFA. Complete references can be found in that publication.
DescriptionThe vase has a small circular base that rises to a knob from which the vessel flares upward and outward, like a trumpet. Three divisions of leafy chased decoration embellish the sides.
Marks
“Stone,” with profile of incuse chasing hammer across St, and “STERLING,” both double struck on bottom.
InscriptionsNone.
ProvenanceArthur and Elizabeth Bent Stone estate to their companion Annie E. Priest; by descent to Alma Bent, Stone’s cousin, from whom the Museum purchased the piece.