Child's plate (part of child's breakfast set)
Arthur Stone
(American, born in England, 1847–1938)
David Carlson
(American, active 1909–1919)
about 1913
Object PlaceGardner, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall: 2.5 x 19 cm (1 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Joseph Randolph Coolidge IV
Accession number1989.812
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSilver hollowware
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This child’s service records a personal gift exchanged to and from prominent Bostonians at the turn of the twentieth century. It also documents a preference for marking important occasions with silverware. The set was presented in 1913 to Peggy Stuart Coolidge to celebrate her baptism. It is made of heavy-gauge metal and, despite use, has survived in good condition.
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.
ProvenanceBaptismal gift received by composer Peggy Stuart (1913-1981) in 1913; by descent to her husband, Joseph Randolph Coolidge IV, the donor in 1989.
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