Provenance Information

by 1995 Carter Fine Art Limited (Anthony Carter) and Caseset Limited (Anthony Carter), London, England; 1997 Edith J. Spink (1921–2011), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Caseset Limited; 2014 Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Edith J. and C. C. Johnson Spink

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

In a letter dated August 16, 1988, C.C. Johnson Spink wrote to a Hong Kong dealer explaining that his purchase was “destined for the St. Louis Art Museum” and that “the collection…will be given to the Museum at some future date.” This object was part of a collection of 215 works of Chinese or Japanese origin, collected by C. C. Johnson Spink and Edith J. Spink from the 1970s through the 1990s. The Museum formally received the collection by bequest in 2014.

Provenance Information

by 1992 - 2000 Donna and Earl R. Jacobs, Bloomfield Hills, MI; 2000 - 2007 Estate of Earl R. Jacobs, Bloomfield Hills, MI; 2007 - 2015
Susan Zoma, Bloomfield Hills, MI, inherited from the Estate of Earl R. Jacobs; 2015 Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Susan Zoma

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Gift or bequest expected or on loan prior to 2008

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The bottle does not display any unique features that would attribute it to a specific glass manufactory or region, making it impossible to ascertain its country of origin. The bottle arrived at the Museum on August 26, 2000, as a loan from the descendants of Donna Jacobs. It has been on view at the Museum from 2002-2007 and from 2012 to the present. It can be documented to have been in the collection of Donna Jacobs by 1992. An outside scholar reported that the bottle was in Donna Jacobs collection during the late 1960s.

Provenance Information

1973, sold by Tarshish, J. Zadok and Sons (dealer), Jerusalem to Millicent Jick (b. 1928 – d. 2010), Lexington and Chestnut Hill, MA; 2014, gift of the estate of Millicent Jick to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2014)

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The acquisition of this object in Israel pre-dates Israel's Antiquities Law of 1978. No legislation is known that would have prohibited its export at that time.

Provenance Information

1972, sold by Tarshish, J. Zadok and Sons (dealer), Jerusalem to Millicent Jick (b. 1928 – d. 2010), Lexington and Chestnut Hill, MA; 2014, gift of the estate of Millicent Jick to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2014)

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The acquisition of this object in Israel pre-dates Israel's Antiquities Law of 1978. No legislation is known that would have prohibited its export at that time.

Provenance Information

1972, sold by Tarshish, J. Zadok and Sons (dealer), Jerusalem to Millicent Jick (b. 1928 – d. 2010), Lexington and Chestnut Hill, MA; 2014, gift of the estate of Millicent Jick to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2014)

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The acquisition of this object in Israel pre-dates Israel's Antiquities Law of 1978. No legislation is known that would have prohibited its export at that time.

Provenance Information

1972, sold by Tarshish, J. Zadok and Sons (dealer), Jerusalem to Millicent Jick (b. 1928 – d. 2010), Lexington and Chestnut Hill, MA; 2014, gift of the estate of Millicent Jick to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2014)

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The acquisition of this object in Israel pre-dates Israel's Antiquities Law of 1978. No legislation is known that would have prohibited its export at that time.

Provenance Information

1973, sold by Tarshish, J. Zadok and Sons (dealer), Jerusalem to Millicent Jick (b. 1928 – d. 2010), Lexington and Chestnut Hill, MA; 2014, gift of the estate of Millicent Jick to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2014)

Exhibition Information

None known.

Publication Information

None known.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

The acquisition of this object in Israel pre-dates Israel's Antiquities Law of 1978. No legislation is known that would have prohibited its export at that time.

Provenance Information

n.d. probably with a private dealer. 2000 - 2009 Wunsch Foundation, Inc., New York; 2009 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Wunsch Foundation, Inc.)

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Provenance for this object is established to at least before 2000, in New York, as per the unknown collector's sticker still extant on the object. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift, as it significantly strengthens our holdings of Islamic art and glass from this early time period.

Provenance Information

2003 - 2009 Wunsch Foundation, Inc., New York; 2009 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Wunsch Foundation, Inc.)

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Provenance for this object is established to at least 2003, in New York. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift, as it significantly strengthens our holdings of Islamic art and glass from this early time period.

Provenance Information

2005 - 2009 Wunsch Foundation, Inc., New York; 2009 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca (gift of Wunsch Foundation, Inc.)

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Provenance for this object is established to at least 2005, in New York. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift, as it significantly strengthens our holdings of Islamic art and glass from this early time period.