Coffee spoon
Arthur Stone
(American, born in England, 1847–1938)
1901
Object PlaceGardner, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions2 x 12 cm (13/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number1978.256
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver flatware
Collections
This spoon documents one of Stone’s first marks. The delicate decoration is characteristic of his early work.
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.
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.
