Paperweight

Manufacturer Gillinder & Sons (American, founded 1861)

Datec. 1875

Mediumglass

Dimensions4 1/4 x 2 7/8 inches (10.8 x 7.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number41.18.34

ClassificationsWritten Communication T&E

DescriptionFrosted glass; hand holding cup containing beetle with animated legs.

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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