Dish, Butter

Object Name:

Dish, Butter

Object ID:

2017.014.028

Creator:

Reed & BartonManufacturer

Place of Origin:

Taunton, MA

Date:

circa 1880

Description:

Butter dish, silver. Owned by Alice Cilley Stone (1849-1934) of Dunbarton, NH, around the time of her marriage in 1881. Multi-part dish.
A. Silver basket, with bands around top, center, and bottom. Half-loop handles are part of top band. Vertical lines engraved in sides, to give impression of wood panels. Markings stamped on bottom: "REED & BARTON / 550 / 4 HALF PT."
b. Round tray, with small hole in center. Straight, downturned sides, angled in.

Material:

Silver

Dimensions:

H-4 W-6.1 D-5.8 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, Butter