William and Mary cabinet

William and Mary cabinet , circa 1690–1700

Where object was made: England, United Kingdom

Material/technique: walnut wood; pine wood

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 197.5 x 92.7 x 40.6 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 77 13/16 x 36 1/2 x 16 in

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.0561

Not on display

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Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU

In a 1916 guide to collecting lusterware, author W. Bosanko recommends these ceramics for their diversity of production, offering collectors a “rich bloom,” and praises works from Staffordshire potteries. The guide additionally emphasizes the importance of museum collections “to aid and equip” collectors to find “treasures of rejoicing for the eye.” Sallie Casey Thayer followed this guide and formed a representative collection of lusterware.
The 19th-century English pieces included in this William and Mary cabinet, also part of Thayer’s collection, display some of the various hues and techniques developed, primarily by Staffordshire workshops. Her collection also includes early Near Eastern lusterware, early modern Spanish and Italian works, and many more, some of which are featured in nearby cases and in the Cabinet of Curiosities in the Spencer’s upstairs collection galleries.

Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU

In a 1916 guide to collecting lusterware, author W. Bosanko
recommends these ceramics for their diversity of production, offering collectors a “rich bloom,” and praises works from Staffordshire potteries. The guide additionally emphasizes the
importance of museum collections “to aid and equip” collectors to find “treasures of rejoicing for the eye.” Sallie Casey Thayer followed this guide and formed a representative collection
of lusterware.
The 19th-century English pieces included in this William and Mary cabinet, also part of Thayer’s collection, display some of the various hues and techniques developed, primarily by Staffordshire workshops. Her collection also includes early Near Eastern lusterware, early modern Spanish and Italian works, and many
more, some of which are featured in nearby cases and in the Cabinet of Curiosities in the Spencer’s upstairs collection galleries.