Nevada

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 number41.8.1.29.A

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

DescriptionThe Pony Express.

Label Text“The Pony Express was a dramatic example of American enterprise. With the Gold Rush in full swing, there was a demand for swift mail service between the Middle and the Far West. The Pony Express carried the U.S. Mails and private dispatches from St. Joseph, Missouri to San Francisco in the incredible time of ten days. The route traversed the entire breadth of Nevada. Carson City, now the capital of the state, was one of its main stopping points.” 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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