Urn Lid
Attributed to
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
(French, founded 1740)
Date1779
Mediumporcelain and bronze
Dimensions3 1/2 x 4 x 4 inches (8.9 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1980
Object number41.24.1.B
ClassificationsHousehold Accessories
DescriptionCircular domed shape; blue ground with gold band at rim; white ground with flowers in body center; bronze pineapple or pinecone finial; bolted to lid.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 December 11, 1980 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
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