Mantle Clock

Region Dresden (German, founded 1710)

Datec. 1900

Mediumporcelain with glass and brass

Dimensions20 × 15 1/2 inches (50.8 × 39.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1980

Object number41.26.45

ClassificationsTime Keeping

DescriptionTime and strike movement; white porcelain face; brass rim around face; glass with brass rim hinged door on face; porcelain case; white ground; eight applied putti figures; applied flowers and fruits; sheaves of wheat finial; separate oval shaped porcelain base; white ground; applied flowers; pink and green swirling designs.

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. See 1921 American Appraisal Company Appraisal of Furnishing of the Residence of W.H. Stark Orange, Texas. Page 23 entry 6.

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