Butter tub
Dateca. 1770
Maker
English, Worcester
Object number94.103.131
ProvenanceOriginally from a service owned by Caroline, Marchioness of Ely, widow of the 4th Marquess until 1908; [Christie’s, London, March 26, 1908]; [Albert Amor Ltd, London, UK]; 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. 118, no. 131, illus. (b&w p. 119; color pl. 35)Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection
Dimensions5 in.
MediumSoft paste porcelain
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