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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