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Manufacturer Tiffany Studios (American, founded 1879)

Dateafter 1899

Mediumbronze; glass

Dimensions3 1/2 x 1 7/8 x 3 1/4 inches (8.9 x 4.8 x 8.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number41.72.2.A

ClassificationsWritten Communication T&E

DescriptionRectangular shaped base; brown colored glass; broze foliage design overlay; circular postage stand; working pointer scale; face plate white ground with black lettering which reads: CRESCENT / DOMESTIC FOREIGN / two columns of numbers; WARRANTED PAT. PENDING / Pat. June 2, 1896; Mar. 29, 1898; Jan. 31, 1899.

ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936][1]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House | 1. See 1921 American Appraisal Company Appraisal of Furnishings of the Residence of W.H. Stark Orange, Texas. Page 129 entry 2.

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