Trinket Box

Manufacturer Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres (French, founded 1740)

Mediumporcelain with metal and glass

Dimensions2 x 4 1/8 inches (5.1 x 10.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number41.61.1

ClassificationsHousehold Accessories

DescriptionCircular shaped; hinged lid; white ground; painted floral design on sides and top; gold colored metal bands around base, rim, and lid rim; miniature portrait of Marie Antoinette inset under glass in lid center; twisted rope gold colored metal band around portrait.

ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House

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