Vase
Artist
Unknown Chinese
Mediumcast bronze
Dimensions24 × 16 × 20 inches (61 × 40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981
Object number58.900.7
ClassificationsHousehold Accessories
DescriptionAmphora shape; circular pedestal base; two animal head applied handles; applied dragon wrapped around vase; Greek key designed top rim.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 March 5, 1981 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 15 entry 5.
On View
Not on view
Unknown Chinese
Satsuma
c.1850
Unknown Chinese
Satsuma
before 1926
