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Group shot:  1978.228-231
Teapot stand, part of four-piece tea service
Group shot: 1978.228-231

Teapot stand, part of four-piece tea service

Arthur Stone (American, born in England, 1847–1938)
about 1922
Object PlaceGardner, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions1.7 x 18 x 13.3 cm (11/16 x 7 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number1978.231
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
Description

Reflecting the strong Colonial Revival taste then prevalent in Boston, this set was made by Arthur Hartwell about 1922.

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.

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.
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