Bottle-shaped vase

Dateca. 1752

Object number94.103.12

ProvenanceFormerly in the Dr Bernard Watney collection; [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.27, no. 12, illus. (b&w p. 27) Jones, Ray. The Origins of Worcester Porcelain: Local Ingenuity and the Pathways from Staffordshire, Stourbridge, Bow, Limehouse & Bristol. Worcester: Parkbarn, 2018; pp. 423 & 428, reproduced.

Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection

Dimensions3 1/4 in. (8.26 cm)

MediumSoft paste porcelain