Bacchus representing Autumn from a Set of Antique Seasons
Factory:
Bow Porcelain Manufactory
Modeller:
Meyer, Friedrich Elias I
(After)
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, figure of Bacchus representing Autumn, press-moulded, with hand-modelled details, and painted over lead-glaze in polycrhomevenamels and gilt.
Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, figure of Bacchus representing Autumn, press-moulded, with hand-modelled details, and painted over lead-glaze in blue, two shades of green, yellow, flesh-pink, pink, puce, purple and pale brown enamels and gilt. The unglazed underside has a central circular ventilation hole. The high scrolled base has a square aperture in the back to take an attachment and a circular hole in the front, and is decorated on the top with applied flowers and leaves. Bacchus stands with his right leg forward, and rests his right elbow on top of a ewer filled with grapes. He holds a cup in his right hand and a bunch of grapes in his left, which is held up in front of his chest. He wears a vine wreath on his head, and a yellow drape lined with a blue and puce floral pattern, and edged with gold. A rabbit is suspended from a belt crossing his torso diagonally. The ewer is decorated with puce scrolls and rocaille ornament picked out in gold, surrounding a spray of polychrome flowers. The base is picked out in puce, bluish-green, and gold, and the flowers are yellow and pink.
History note: Unknown before donor, Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson, Bournemouth
Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson
Height: 25.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1932-06-13) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs
18th Century, second half#
George III
Circa
1760
CE
-
1765
CE
From a set of Seasons derived from Meissen models by Friedrich Elias Meyer, who entered the factory in 1748, and introduced a mannerist style, with elongated figures
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( blue, two shades of green, yellow, flesh-pink, pink, puce, purple and pale brown)
gold
Details
presumed lead
Lead-glaze
presumed phosphatic
Soft-paste porcelain
Press-moulding
: Soft-paste porcelain containing bone ash, press-moulded, with hand-modelled details, and painted over lead-glaze in polychrome enamels and gilt
Glazing (coating)
Accession number: C.30-1932
Primary reference Number: 41788
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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