Knife, Butter
- Object Name:
- Knife, Butter
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.036
- Creator:
- Rogers Brothers
- Place of Origin:
- Hartford, CT
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Set of six identical silver butter knives. Broad blade with round end. Narrow handle with broad end and rectangular cross-section. Stamped on side of handle, "WM ROGERS & SON".
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- H-0.75 W-0.1 L-5.7 inches Weight-0.7 oz
- 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. - People:
- Stone, Alice P. (1849-1934)
- Subjects:
- Silver services, Knives
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