Herman Glendenning papers
name: label: Creator
content: Glendenning, Herman W., 1906-1997
label: Names
content: Arthur J. Stone (Firm : Gardner, Mass.)
label: Names
content: Stone Associates (Gardner, Mass.)
label: Names
content: Stone, Arthur J., 1847-1938
topic: label: Occupation
content: Silversmiths -- Massachusetts
label: Topic
content: Silverwork
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated 1983 by Herman Glendenning and in 1997 by his daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Loop, Saugerties, N.Y. Ca. 1 ft. of rthur J. Stone workshop records which were given to him by Elizabeth Bent Stone (Mrs. Arthur J. Stone) were placed with Arthur J. Stone workshop/Stone Silver Shop/Stone Associates records.
creator: label: Creator
content: Glendenning, Herman W., 1906-1997
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Glendenning was a silversmith in the Gardner, Mass. workshop of Arthur J. Stone (later Stone Silver Shop and Stone Associates), beginning as a helper in 1913, an apprentice in 1920, and as workman until 1936 when he left to form a partnership with George C. Erickson, another Stone workman. He attained the Master Craftsman rank of the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, 1927. Stone's workshop derived its classic approach to silver design and and its emphasis on traditional techniques from founder Arthur J. Stone, who had a traditional English silversmithing background prior to coming to the U.S. in 1884. After working for various silver manufacturers, Stone set up his own workshop at 17 Winter St., Gardner, Massachusetts in 1901. He established himself as a leading designer and silversmith, and was one of the last in America to train apprentices and craftsmen to render designs in handwrought silver.
label: Biographical / Historical
content: Glendenning ended his partnership with Erickson in 1971, and opened his own shop. In 1975 he moved to Westminster, Mass. where he made jewelry and special orders for silverware. He retired from silversmithing in 1985.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1958-[ca. 1965]
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.glenherm
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Included are Glendenning's designs and templates for trays and dishes for Leah Curtiss (Leah Curtiss-Gould); and a book of illustrated twentieth century American silver flatware patterns.