Knife handle
Dateca. 1768-70
Maker
English, Worcester
Object number94.103.124.1
ProvenanceOriginally purchased by Thomas Cobbe, son of Charles Cobbe, Archbishop of Dublin, in 1764; [Sotheby’s, London, December 9, 1920, Lot 9]; [purchased by Albert Amor Ltd, London, December 9, 1920]; [Mr T. Leonard Crow, Tewkesbury, England, 1948]; sold to Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser, 1948-1994 (cf. Mr Crow’s letter dated November 2, 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. 115, no. 124, illus. (b&w p. 114), Letter 10, November 2, 1948Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection
DimensionsL.: 8 1/4 in.
MediumSoft paste porcelain
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