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Vase

Artist K. Tächl (Austrian)

Mediumporcelain

Dimensions16 x 7 inches (40.6 x 17.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1980

Object number41.29.2

ClassificationsHousehold Accessories

DescriptionLong neck amphora shaped; dark blue ground with gold designs; white interior; hand-painted rural scene with two seated female figures; under scene in gold letters: SOMMERIDYLLE (summer days in German).

ProvenanceW.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936][1][2]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted December 11, 1980 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House | 1. Visible in the historic photographs of the Stark House | 2. See 1921 American Appraisal Company Appraisal of Furnishings of the residence of W.H. Stark Orange, Texas. Page 33 entry 6.

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