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Pocket Watch

Manufacturer Elgin National Watch Company (American, 1864 - 1968)

Mediummetal, gold, and glass with enamel

Dimensions1 3/8 x 16 inches (3.5 x 40.6 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 1999

Object number2008.150.1

ClassificationsTime Keeping

DescriptionCircular shaped watch; white porcelain clock face with black roman numerals on interior; gold exterior with engraved floral design and enameled marguerite daisies on reverse; attached to gold rope chain with two engraved slides; circular locket; monogrammed MLS on exterior; small diamond mounted in starburst design on reverse exterior; hinged; opens to photograph of Miriam Melissa Stark and W.H. Stark.

ProvenanceMiriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to her 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

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