Dessert spoon
Arthur Stone
(American, born in England, 1847–1938)
Sylvanus E. Lamphrey
(active 1909–1912)
1909–1912
Object PlaceGardner, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions3.5 x 19 cm (1 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineSeth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession number1978.261
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver flatware
Collections
The Arthur Stone collection at the Museum, in addition to being representative of this master’s oeuvre, also contains several personal items that were used daily by this silversmith and his family. These include this spoon, which is engraved with his wife’s initials.
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.
ProvenanceMade for Elizabeth Bent Stone; Arthur and Elizabeth Bent Stone estate to their companion Annie E. Priest; by descent to Stone’s cousin Alma Bent, from whom the Museum purchased the piece.
