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Coffeepot
Coffeepot

Coffeepot

Dateca. 1765-68
Label TextThe porcelain formula of Worcester was different from other early English porcelain: it contained "soapy rock" (or soapstone) combined with ball clay and sand. The addition of soapstone made the porcelain resistant to crazing and cracking, which gave the Worcester manufactory a distinct advantage over its competitors when producing tea and coffee equipages.
Object number94.103.112
ProvenanceThe Esperance Collection; collection of Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser, unknown purchase date until 1994; gift from Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1994
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. 105, p. 106, no. 112, illus. (b&w p. 106)
Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection
Dimensions8 1/4 in. (20.96 cm)
MediumSoft paste porcelain
English, Worcester
ca. 1768
Object number: 76.174
Coffeepot
English, Worcester
ca. 1758-60
Object number: 94.103.50
Coffeepot
ca. 1785-90
Object number: 76.202
Sauce boat
English, Worcester
ca. 1758
Object number: 94.103.43.1
Sauce boat
English, Worcester
ca. 1758
Object number: 94.103.43.2
Mug
English, Worcester
ca. 1765-68
Object number: 94.103.199.1
Mug
English, Worcester
ca. 1765-68
Object number: 94.103.199.2
Mug
English, Worcester
ca. 1765-68
Object number: 94.103.199.3
Dish
English, Worcester
1789 - 90
Object number: 76.182.1
English, Worcester
1789 - 90
Object number: 76.182.2
Vase
English, Worcester
ca. 1758-60
Object number: 94.103.52.1
Vase
English, Worcester
ca. 1758-60
Object number: 94.103.52.2