Castle Figurine

Region Staffordshire (English, founded c. 1700)

Mediumearthenware

Dimensions10 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 3 inches (26.7 x 23.5 x 7.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number41.35.53

ClassificationsSculptures

DescriptionElongated oval shaped base; white ground; crackled glaze; red glazed brick design; red glazed doorways; painted clock face; two cherubs; crenulated tower on each side; arch with floral design at top.

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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