Bowl, Waste

Object Name:

Bowl, Waste

Object ID:

2017.014.021.5

Creator:

Meriden Britannia Company

Place of Origin:

Meriden, CT

Date:

circa 1880

Description:

Waste bowl, silver. Part of five-piece set owned by Alice Cilley Stone (1849-1934) of Dunbarton, NH, around the time of her marriage in 1881. Oval body on four slim legs. Body has engraved floral and ribbon scrollwork. Each leg extends down from a raised lion's head, ending in a pad foot. Raised medallion on one side, with woman's head (Britannia symbol). Flush medallion on opposite side has engraved script "C". Maker's mark stamped on bottom, "MERIDEN BRITANIA / COMPANY / 1867".

Material:

Silver

Dimensions:

H-3.7 W-5.7 D-4.1 inches

Provenance:

Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.

The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors.

Credit Line:

Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley

People:

Stone, Alice P. (1849-1934)

Subjects:

Silver services, Bowls (Tableware)