Finger bowl and stand

ca. 1760-62

Soft paste porcelain

.a Diam.: 4 1/8 in.

.a Diam.: 6 1/8 in.

Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection

94.103.58

Provenance: The Selwyn Parkinson Collection, until 1966; [Sotheby's, London, March 29, 1966]; purchased by Albert Amor Ltd, London, UK on behalf of Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser, 1966-1994; gift from Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1994

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Worcester Porcelain: The Klepser Collection, August 8, 1985-September 22, 1985. 1984-85 circuit included: Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis Institute of Art; San Francisco, CA, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Atlanta, GA, High Museum of Art; Sarasota, FL, Ringling Museum of Art.

Published ReferencesSpero, Simon. Worcester Porcelain: The Klepser Collection. London: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts in association with Lund Humphries Publishers, 1984, p.13, p. 60, no. 58, illus. (b&w p. 61)

Sotheby’s. The Parkinson Collection; highly important English porcelain, part I. Auction catalogue, 29 March 1966.

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