Vase and lid

Dateca. 1765-68

Label TextThe famous blue-ground decorated porcelain of Worcester was produced during the period of the factory's greatest prosperity and is considered by many to be the pinnacle of Worcester's achievement.

Object number94.103.114

Provenance[Marshall Field & Co, Chicago]; 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. 105, p. 108, no. 114, illus. (b&w p. 108)

Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection

Dimensions9 in. (22.86 cm)

MediumSoft paste porcelain