Tea Caddy (originally called Canister)
Dateca. 1772
Maker
English, Worcester
Object number94.103.67
Provenance(Presumably from a service belonging to the 7th Viscount Stormont); (unknown c.1772-1948); [Mr T. Leonard Crow, Tewkesbury, England, 1948 (cf. Mr Crow’s letter dated September 25, 1948 to Mr Klepser)]; sold to Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser, 1948-1994; 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. 70, no. 67, illus. (b&w p. 70)Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection
Dimensions5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm)
MediumSoft paste porcelain
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