Fruit Bowl

Region Staffordshire (English, founded c. 1700)

Datec. 1841

Mediumearthenware; brown transfer print

Dimensions4 1/8 x 12 x 8 5/8 inches (10.5 x 30.5 x 21.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number41.90.1

ClassificationsFood Services

DescriptionOctagonal shaped; scalloped rim and base; pierced sides; heart shaped handle on each short end; Veronesco pattern; urn with lid, bird, and floral pattern design; leaf pattern design on interior sides; design repeated on four exterior sides; leaf pattern repeated around exterior base.

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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