Plate

Dateca. 1770

Painted by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale English, 1734-1801

Label TextThe scene illustrates the fable “The Eagle and the Tortoise,” inspired by Francis Barlow’s version of Æsop’s Fables published in 1687.

Object number94.103.136

ProvenanceThe James McHarg Collection, until 1949; [Mr T. Leonard Crow, Tewkesbury, England, 1949]; sold to Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser, 1949-1994 (cf. Mr Crow’s letter dated January 12, 1950 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 ReferencesEmerson, Julie. "The Klepser Collection of Worcester porcelain." The Magazine Antiques, January 1988. Spero, Simon. Worcester Porcelain: The Klepser Collection. London: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts in association with Lund Humphries Publishers, 1984, p. 105, pp. 121-122, no. 136, illus. (b&w p. 121; color pl. 36)

Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection

DimensionsDiam.: 7 1/2 in.

MediumSoft paste porcelain