Boy on a Wine Vat
Factory: Capodimonte Porcelain Factory
Glazed soft-paste porcelain
Creamy-white soft-paste porcelain, the figure press-moulded, the vat probably thrown and turned, covered with clear glaze. The little boy is seated on top of the barrel with his left leg forward and his left hand resting on its calf. He holds a bottle in his right hand and leans forward, as if becoming sleepy. He has tousled hair and wears a frill around his neck, and open-necked shirt and breeches. The vat stands on four rectangular feet. Its sides are incised to resemble staves and near the top and the bottom has a band of reeding. Low down on the front there is a closed trap for a spigot, kept shut by a short bar through a loop.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Louis C.G. Clarke, MA
Height: 19.6 cm
Width: 11.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1945-07-20) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
18th Century, Mid
Production date:
circa
AD 1755
Barrell
Boy
presumed lead-glaze
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Accession number: EC.17-1945
Primary reference Number: 162530
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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