Illinois

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 number41.8.1.14.A

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

DescriptionThe young Lincoln.

Label Text“Abraham Lincoln's formative years, both intellectually and politically, were spent in Illinois. His home was here and here he is buried. The engraving shows the young Lincoln, with the familiar theme, ‘log cabin to White House,’ suggested by the two secondary elements in the design. 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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