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Dessert spoon
Designed by: Arthur Stone (American, born in England, 1847–1938)
Maker: Charles Brown (American, active 1912–1937)
Maker: Charles Brown (American, active 1912–1937)
1912–1937
Object Place: Gardner, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
4.5 x 19.8 cm (1 3/4 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number1978.264
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver flatware
The combination of a trifid-end handle and a tapering rattail of raised metal down the center of the bowl indicates that the spoon was based on a London-made seventeenth-century prototype.
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 trifid upturned-handle spoon was made in two pieces; the bowl is attached with a ridged rattail drop.
Marks
“Stone [with profile of incuse chasing hammer stamped across St] / STERLING / B [sideways]” struck on back of handle.
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.