Missouri

Manufacturer Steuben Glass (American, founded 1903)

Artist Sidney Waugh (designer) (American, 1904 - 1963)

Date1950-1959

Mediumengraved crystal

Dimensions11 x 7 inches (27.9 x 17.8 cm)

Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965

Object number41.8.1.26.A

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

DescriptionGateway to the West.

Label Text“The expedition of Lewis and Clark, which set out from St. Louis in 1804 to survey the vast lands acquired from Napoleon, was a foretaste of the great, migratory stream which pushed westward in succeeding decades, on foot, by covered wagon, and by railroad, more than doubling the area of our nation. The main focus and channel of the movement was St. Louis and the state of Missouri.” Sidney Waugh

ProvenanceManufacturer; purchased December 4, 1959 through (Neiman-Marcus, Dallas, Texas) by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art

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