Provenance Information

Harold Kaye [1914-1974], New York, NY and London; 1958, lent to the Worcester Art Museum; 2016, acquired by the Worcester Art Museum in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

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 object was loaned to the Worcester Art Museum in 1958. In 2016, after an extended attempt to locate the heirs of the lender, the work was considered abandoned property and legal title was transferred to the Museum according to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

Provenance Information

Harold Kaye [1914-1974], New York, NY and London; by 1957, lent to the Worcester Art Museum; 2016, acquired by the Worcester Art Museum in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

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 object was loaned to the Worcester Art Museum in 1957. In 2016, after an extended attempt to locate the heirs of the lender, the work was considered abandoned property and legal title was transferred to the Museum according to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

Provenance Information

Harold Kaye [1914-1974], New York, NY and London; by 1957, lent to the Worcester Art Museum; 2016, acquired by the Worcester Art Museum in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

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 object was loaned to the Worcester Art Museum in 1957. In 2016, after an extended attempt to locate the heirs of the lender, the work was considered abandoned property and legal title was transferred to the Museum according to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

Provenance Information

"Said to have been found in Japan's Kanto region and acquired by a private Japanese collector, possibly by the 1950s [see note 1]. Before 2013, purchased from the collector's heirs by the Mika Gallery, New York and Tokyo. Purchased in 2013 from the Mika Gallery.

[1] Information provided by the Mika Gallery at time of purchase."

Exhibition Information

"Archaic Avant Garde: Ceramics from the Horwitz Collection, " Gallery 108, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, October 24, 2018-March 8, 2020

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

This object originates from Japan and was issued an export permit from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, on January 16, 2013. The Mika Gallery provided the Museum with a copy of the export permit at the time of purchase.

Provenance Information

Harold Kaye [1914-1974], New York, NY and London; by 1957, lent to the Worcester Art Museum; 2016, acquired by the Worcester Art Museum in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

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 object was loaned to the Worcester Art Museum in 1957. In 2016, after an extended attempt to locate the heirs of the lender, the work was considered abandoned property and legal title was transferred to the Museum according to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

Provenance Information

Harold Kaye [1914-1974], New York, NY and London; by 1957, lent to the Worcester Art Museum; 2016, acquired by the Worcester Art Museum in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

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 object was loaned to the Worcester Art Museum in 1957. In 2016, after an extended attempt to locate the heirs of the lender, the work was considered abandoned property and legal title was transferred to the Museum according to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 200B: Disposition of Museum Property.

Provenance Information

Precise findspot unknown, possibly from Greece or Anatolia. Possibly belonged to John W. Higgins [1874-1961], Worcester, MA and given by him to the Higgins Armory Museum; 2014, purchased by the Worcester Art Museum from the Higgins Armory Museum.

Exhibition Information

N/A

Publication Information

N/A

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

Informed judgement that works were outside of the country of modern discovery before 1970

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

This object was acquired by the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, MA at an unknown date and later found in the collection. It may have belonged to John W. Higgins (1874-1961), who opened the Higgins Armory Museum in 1931. In 2014, the Higgins Armory Museum closed and the collection was purchased by the Worcester Art Museum.

Provenance Information

Probably acquired in the 1960s by Robert R. Charles [American, 1938-2020], who served as a Peace Corps Staff member in northeastern Thailand from 1965-1968; 2011, gifted to the Worcester Art Museum by Robert R. Charles.

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

The object is believed to have been acquired during the 1960s (ca. 1965-1968) when the previous owner was on assignment in northeastern Thailand as a Peace Corps Staff member.

Provenance Information

Probably acquired in the 1960s by Robert R. Charles [American, 1938-2020], who served as a Peace Corps Staff member in northeastern Thailand from 1965-1968; 2011, gifted to the Worcester Art Museum by Robert R. Charles.

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

The object is believed to have been acquired during the 1960s (ca. 1965-1968) when the previous owner was on assignment in northeastern Thailand as a Peace Corps Staff member.

Provenance Information

Probably acquired in the 1960s by Robert R. Charles [American, 1938-2020], who served as a Peace Corps Staff member in northeastern Thailand from 1965-1968; 2011, gifted to the Worcester Art Museum by Robert R. Charles.

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

The object is believed to have been acquired during the 1960s (ca. 1965-1968) when the previous owner was on assignment in northeastern Thailand as a Peace Corps Staff member.