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Figure group (Bacchus and Ariadne (or Priapus and a Maenad))
1790-1810
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0030.098
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Thomas N. and A. Pat Bernard
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Object Number
2002.0030.098
Object Name
Figure group (Bacchus and Ariadne (or Priapus and a Maenad))
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1790-1810
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Oval adhesive label, printed in gold letters, "Wynn A. Sayman/ EARLY ENGLISH/ POTTERY & PORCELAIN/ Richmond, Mass. 01254"
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Rectangular adhesive label, printed in red, "D.M P.MANHEIM/ GUARANTEED GENUINE" handwritten in ink "STAFFORDSHIRE/ CIRCA 1785"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Classical
- Mythological
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
25 (H) x 11.811 (W) x 7.756 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
63.5 (H) x 30 (W) x 19.7 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: 2000 Enduring Charm: Staffordshire Pottery Figures from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Norton Bernard.
• Published: pp. 17-18, no. 21, probably Enoch Wood (1759-1840), Fountain Place, Burslem, Staffordshire, 1790-1810Article: Beem, Barbara. 09//2015 Collector's Corner Perfect 10: Staffordshire Mythical Figures. New England Antiques Journal. 56-57.
• Published: p. 57, rated as "9.5 better"Book: Halfpenny, Patricia A. 1991 English Earthenware Figures, 1740-1840.
• Probably from same mold, with different enamel painting: p. 152, fig. 42, c. 1790-1810, based on a marble known as "Priapos and a Maenad".Catalogue: Horne, Jonathan. A Collection of Early English Pottery (dealer's catalogue).
• Same group in paler-painted enamels: pt. XII (1992), no. 352, attributed as probably Neale & Co., c. 1795. Based on original marble known as Priapus and a Maenad.Book: d'Agliano, Andreina & Melegati, Luca. 2008 Ricordi dell' Antico: Sculture, Porcellane e Arredi all' Epoca del Grand Tour.
• Terracotta version by(?) Bartolomeo Cavaceppi (d. 1799), bronze by Giuseppe Boschi, and marble versions in fireplace surround by Carlo Albacini: pp. 17-19, with period references to English imports, etc.