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Uncut Shell
Uncut Shell
Uncut Shell

Uncut Shell

Mediumshell
Dimensions1 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (3.2 x 7 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999
Object number2008.132.1
ClassificationsSculptures
DescriptionMost likely Cowry or Cowrie shell (marine snails of the genus Cypraea); uncut; evidence of black ink on smooth side.
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]; Bequeathed December 13, 1999 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; Accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
On View
Not on view
Bookend
Louis Comfort Tiffany
c. 1900
Inkwell
Louis Comfort Tiffany
c. 1900
Pen Wipe
Louis Comfort Tiffany
c. 1900
Blotter End Strip
Louis Comfort Tiffany
c. 1900
Blotter End Strip
Louis Comfort Tiffany
c. 1900
Desk Calendar
Louis Comfort Tiffany
c. 1900
Blotter
Louis Comfort Tiffany
c. 1900
Serving Tray
Unknown German
1900-1910