Plate
Dateca. 1770
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 number94.103.134
ProvenanceThe Baroness Burdett-Coutts Collection, until 1922; [Christie’s, London, May 9, 1922, Lot 79]; [Albert Amor Ltd, London, UK]; purchased by Mr T. Leonard Crow, Tewkesbury, England, on behalf of Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser, 1948-1994 (cf. Mr Crow’s letter dated June 24, 1948 to Mr Klepser); 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. 120, no. 134, illus. (b&w p. 120), Letter 5, June 24, 1948Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection
DimensionsDiam.: 8 1/2 in.
MediumSoft paste porcelain
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