Pepper Shaker
Manufacturer
Gorham Manufacturing Company
(American, founded 1831)
Date1910
Mediumsterling silver
Dimensions5 inches (12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981
Object number51.1.89.2.A
ClassificationsFood Services
DescriptionPart of 32 piece set; tapered fluted body; bulbous lower body with hand-chased floral scrolls and oval cartouches; row of banded fascia at base of body; circular pedestal base.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]; gifted December 17, 1981 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 48 entry 5.
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