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Tea strainer

Arthur Stone (American, born in England, 1847–1938)
Charles Brown (American, active 1912–1937)
about 1914–1915
Object PlaceGardner, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall: 3.8 x 20.5 x 6.9 cm (1 1/2 x 8 1/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number1978.244
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
Description

Herman Glendenning recalled that this strainer was made about 1914 or 1915.

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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