Incense Burner

Provenance

Otto Fukushima (1871–1952), New York; sold, Anderson Auction Company, New York, Mar. 1912, to Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago [Kate served as executor of her sister Lucy Maud Buckingham's estate and continued expanding Lucy's collection following her death in 1920]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1925.

Incense Burner

Staffordshire Potteries

c. 1830

Accession Number

26903

Medium

Glazed earthenware with polychrome enamel decoration

Dimensions

11.4 × 10.2 × 9.8 cm (4 1/2 × 4 × 3 7/8 in.)

Classification

ceramics

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Lucy Maud Buckingham Collection