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Inkwell

Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, founded 1879)

Datec. 1898-1906

Mediumbronze with favrile glass

Dimensions2 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches (6.4 x 12.1 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999

Object number51.72.8.G

ClassificationsWritten Communication T&E

DescriptionPart of 12 piece set; circular shape; Byzantine pattern; gold colored metal; alternating pattern of diamond-shaped coral colored stones and coral colored star-shaped stone clusters around top; beaded trim design alternating with plain panels on sides; hinged lid; five coral colored stones around circular cabochon stone in center on lid.

ProvenanceW.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936] [1][2]; 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 | 1. Visible in the historic photographs of the Stark House | 2. See 1921 American Appraisal Company Appraisal of Furnishings of the residence of W.H. Stark Orange, Texas. Page 38 entry 8.

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