Butter tub
Dateca. 1752
Maker
English, Worcester
Object number94.103.6.2
Provenance: [Purchased by Mr T. Leonard Crow, Tewkesbury, England, in 1950 (cf. Mr Crow’s letters dated November 14, 1949 and September 22, 1950 to Mr Klepser)] on behalf of Mr and Mrs Kenneth and Priscilla Klepser, 1950-1994; 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. 24, no. 6, illus. (b&w p. 24; color pl. 6)
Emerson, Julie. "The Klepser Collection of Worcester porcelain." The Magazine Antiques, January 1988.
Spero, Simon. Worcester Porcelain: The Klepser Collection. London: Minneapolis Institute of Arts in association with Lund Humphries Publishers, 1984.Credit LineKenneth and Priscilla Klepser Porcelain Collection
Dimensions5 1/4 in. (13.34 cm)
L.: 7 in.
MediumSoft paste porcelain