Plate

Dateca. 1772-74

Painted by workshop of James Giles London, (1718 - 1800)

Object number94.103.154

Provenance[Likely sold at Christie’s, London, UK, March 1774, Lot 64]; (unknown, 1774-?); [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 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. 130, pp. 135-136, no. 154, illus. (b&w p. 136; color pl. 44), Letter 5, June 24, 1948; Emerson, Julie. The Collectors: Early European Ceramics and Silver. Seattle, Wash.: Seattle Art Museum, 1982, no. 93, illus. (color pl.)

Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection

DimensionsDiam.: 9 in.

MediumSoft paste porcelain