On view
Mantle Clock
Region: Dresden (German, founded 1710)
Date: c. 1900
Medium: porcelain with glass and brass
Dimensions:
20 × 15 1/2 inches (50.8 × 39.4 cm)
Classification: Time Keeping
Credit Line: Gift of Nelda C. Stark, 1980
Venue: The W. H. Stark House
Object number: 41.26.45
1965 Appraisal:
209
1979 York Appraisal:
643
Accession Number:
1980.60.1
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.
Provenance: W.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.
In Collection(s)
Terms
- Cupid
- Rose
- Wheat
- Grape
- Violet
- Morning Glory
- Peach
- Fire