Belt Buckle

Mediummetal; enamel

Dimensions2 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches (6.4 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Nelda C. Stark, 2012

Object number2008.186.1

ClassificationsClothing and Accessories

DescriptionRectangular shape; gold colored; enameled orange O with a torch on either side in center; banner at top with engraved: LUTCH STARK'S BOYS, INC.; banner at bottom with engraved: BENGAL LANCERS; buckle closure on reverse.

Label TextThe items in this case commemorate the Stark family’s impact on Orange, Texas, especially in education. A gold belt buckle memorializes the Bengal Lancers, a local boys’ band organized by Lutcher Stark.

ProvenanceH.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; Estate of Nelda C. Stark; Bequeathed August 30, 2012 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; Accessioned to The W.H. Stark House

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