Tea Caddy (originally called Canister)

Dateca. 1772-75

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 number94.103.129

ProvenanceOriginally in the collection of the Duchess of Kent, mother of Queen Victoria; formerly in the Thomas Berners and Robert Drane collections; the Eckstein Collection, until 1949; [Sotheby’s, London, March 29, 1949]; [purchased by Mr T. Leonard Crow, Tewkesbury, England, on behalf of Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser, 1949-1994 (cf. Mr Crow’s letter dated April 1, 1949 to Mr Klepser)]; gift from Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser to Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1994

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Ceramic Art Society at the Seattle Art Museum, "The Klepser Collection of Early Worcester Porcelain", April 6, 1955 - May 3, 1955 (4/6/1955 - 5/3/1955) Seattle, 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. 117, no. 129, illus. (b&w p. 117), Letters 13 & 14, Feb 26 & April 1, 1949; Seattle Art Museum. Catalogue of the Klepser Collection of Worcester Porcelain of the Dr. Wall Period and Its Antecedents (exhibition catalogue), 1955, no. 193, illus. (p. 21, pl. VII) Sotheby’s. Catalogue of the important collection of fine old English pottery and porcelain. Auction catalogue, 29 March 1949.

Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection

Dimensions4 3/4 in. (12.07 cm)

MediumSoft paste porcelain