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Identification and Creation

Object Number
5.1973
People
Arthur J. Stone, American (Sheffield, England 1847 - 1938 Gardner, MA)
Title
Beaker
Other Titles
Former Title: Barnes Beaker
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1921
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/232701

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
40.6 x 17.8 cm (16 x 7 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Inscr: Stone STERLING T; TO ALBERT MALLARD BARNES.../FAITHFUL, UNTIRING AND EFFICIENT/IN THE PERFOMANCE OF EVERY DUTY/CONNECTED WITH HIS OFFICE/ALWAYS LOYAL, KINDLY, AND/SYMPATHETIC; THIS TRAY/AND BEAKER ARE PRESENTED/BY HIS CLASSMATES TO MARK THEIR GRATITUDE/FOR HIS LONG SERVICES/AND THEIR RESPECT/AND AFFECTION/FOR HIM AS A/FRIEND

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Albert Mallard Barnes, gift from his classmates; to Donald Carter Barnes (?); his gift to Harvard University.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from Harvard University; Gift of Donald Carter Barnes, 1960
Object Number
5.1973
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Elenita C. Chickering, [Unidentified article], The Decorative Arts Society Newsletter, Society of Architectural Historians (March 1985), vol. XI, no. 1, 3-4
  • Elenita C. Chickering, Arthur J. Stone 1847-1938: Designer and Silversmith, exh. cat., Boston Athenaeum (Boston, MA, 1994), p. 148, cat. 136, ill.

Exhibition History

  • Handwrought Silver of Arthur J. Stone 1847-1938, Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., 05/25/1981 - 08/26/1981; Boston Athenaeum, Boston, 08/17/1981 - 09/30/1981; Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, 09/02/1981 - 10/16/1981
  • Arthur J. Stone 1847-1938: Designer and Master Silversmith, Rodney Armstrong, Boston, 11/21/1994 - 01/06/1995

Verification Level

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