Compote

Attributed to Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres (French, founded 1740)

Date1753

Mediumporcelain with bronze

Dimensions5 x 14 x 11 inches (12.7 x 35.6 x 27.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1980

Object number41.24.8

ClassificationsFood Services

DescriptionSquare shaped with rounded corners; white ground with pastoral scene in center field; man kneeling beside seated female figure with standing female figure; blue border with gold designs; four evenly spaced ovals; white ground with flowers; bronze frame with egg and dart design around rim; floral shaped handle on either side; four feet.

ProvenanceW.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936][1]; 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. 1921 American Appraisal Company Appraisal of Furnishing of the Residence of W.H. Stark Orange, Texas. Page 22 entry 7.

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