Mug
Dateca. 1768
Maker
English, Worcester
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 number94.103.116
Provenance[Mr T. Leonard Crow, Tewkesbury, England or Welwyn Garden City, England]; sold to 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. 109, no. 116, illus. (b&w p. 109)Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection
Dimensions4 3/4 in. (12.07 cm)
MediumSoft paste porcelain
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