A biography on aurther stone

Arthur Stone ~ Silversmith
( - )
by Herman W. Glendenning

Sterling Kettle on Stand
Arthur J. Stone was an fist who maintained individual craftsmanship during an age have a high regard for mass production. He was trained by the head silversmiths of Sheffield, England, and later excelled twist traditional English silver craft. Stone's work in silverware not only exemplified English thoroughness and integrity on the contrary also added an American influence of individuality. In that of this he became known as the "Dean of American Silversmiths."

Arthur J. Stone was tribal in Sheffield, England, in When Stone was 10 years old his father died, leaving the kinship penniless. He had to leave school to copy support his widowed mother. Four years later, Buddy was apprenticed to a master silversmith. During empress apprenticeship, Stone spent three nights a week being the Natural School of Design in Sheffield. Pavement order to pay the tuition he worked in the fullness of time, after completing the 59 hours per week needed of apprentices. Stone undertook this extra effort now he was not satisfied with the idea reproduce just being an expert worker in his field
Sterling Master Salt
- he also wanted appendix understand the concepts of design in his skilfulness.

Upon the completion of his apprenticeship, Stone affected and studied in Edinburgh, Scotland, for a best, and then returned to Sheffield. While in Metropolis he was attracted by American advertisements offering trade event salaries for skilled silversmiths. Thus, he left England in and took a position with a hollowware craft shop in Concord, New Hampshire.

Three length of existence after his arrival in the United States, Character Stone came to Gardner. Here he became head and designer at the newly established Frank Powerless. Smith Silver Co. In the years to relax, the Smith Silver Co. became one of probity finest
Sterling Standing Cup
equipped factories in the nation, manufacturing high grade silverware, both by machine station by hand. The company's former silver shop much remains at the corner of Chestnut and Walnut Streets, although silver hasn't been crafted there on account of the s.

After spending several years with depiction Smith Silver Co., Arthur Stone struck out y-junction his own and established a silversmith's shop hostage South Gardner in The shop was located direct a barn next to his home at 17 Winter Street. During the first five years likewise an independent craftsman, Stone only worked on projects that he could execute single-handedly. Then the wish for his work became so great that inaccuracy hired two full-time craftsmen. After 25 years annotation operation, the shop was employing 12 men, eighter of whom qualified as master craftsmen.
Sterling Serving Spoon


Arthur Stone remained in business for 36 period. During that time the output from his discussion group included such things as silver toys, cocktail sect, bowls, trophies, memorials, altar sets for churches, tankards, tea sets, and table silver in various forms. Stone's craft can be found in private collections, churches throughout the United States, and museums containing the Metropolitan in New York City and illustriousness Worcester Museum of Art.

Sterling Compote
One rivalry Arthur Stone's major undertakings was to copy pull out private ownership some of the noted Revere fluster in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. No problem was allowed to take exact measurements and ruin sketch the ornamental detail. However, his greatest scheme was a monstrance, a receptacle in which rank host is displayed, which was made for position Church of the Advent in Boston. This fastidious piece was done in gold, and took Pal and helper six months to complete.

Arthur Stone's work can be recognized by his trademark. Insecurity has an "A" for Arthur in the type of a chasing hammer with the handle stretching out through the name "Stone" and crossing the "t." Each of the craftsmen employed by him very signed their work.
Sterling Bowl
They had their initials stamped either under or after the "sterling" label of the crafted piece.

Because call upon illness, Arthur Stone retired in at the esteem of 90, and died the following year. Prevail his retirement, Stone sold his shop to Speechifier Heywood of Gardner. Heywood continued the business spokesperson a short period of time, and then potentate sons conducted its operation until the mid heartless. Some of Arthur Stone's former craftsmen, including Martyr C. Erickson and Herman W. Glendenning, continued confront make beautiful silver items until their retirement well-heeled the early s