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Neptune with a dolphin
Neptune with a dolphin

Neptune with a dolphin

Dateca. 1780
Maker Unknown artist English
Object number76.254
ProvenanceCollection of Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson, unknown purchase date until 1976; gift from Mr and Mrs Henry and Martha Isaacson to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1976
Exhibition HistoryOsaka and Hiroshima, Japan, Mitsukoshi Museums, Koimari-Arita Wares and Early European Porcelains, March 6-May 20, 1979; Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Early European Porcelain and Silver: Comparative Forms" July 15, 1980-Aug 31, 1980Published References"Eighteenth Century English Porcelain: A Special Exhibition," Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, April-May 1956, no. 158. Koimari-Kakizaemon toji koryuten = Koimari-Arita Wares and Early European Porcelains: 85 Masterpieces from the Martha and Henry Isaacson Collection, the Seattle Art Museum. Tokyo: Mitsukoshi honten, 1979
Credit LineGift of Martha and Henry Isaacson
Dimensions5 1/2 in. (14 cm) Diam. base: 6.5 cm
MediumSoft paste porcelain
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