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Autumn Bacchus
Maker: Unknown (Probaby)
Maiolica figure of Autumn or Bacchus in off-white, holding a bunch of grapes, standing next to a column topped with bunches of grapes.
Off-white earthenware, press-moulded and tin-glazed off-white overall except for the base. The figure stands on a circular straight-sided base beside the lower part of a column topped with bunches of grapes. He wears a headband, a belt and a drape, and stands facing front, with his right leg advanced. His left elbow is bent and he has a bunch of grapes in his right hand which he holds across his body.
History note: Kerin, London, from whom purchased in May 1918 by H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950
Height: 42.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
18th Century
Circa
1780
CE
-
1800
CE
except for the base
Tin-glaze
Earthenware
Press-moulding
: Off-white earthenware, press-moulded and tin-glazed off-white overall except for the base.
Tin-glazing
Accession number: C.273-1991
Primary reference Number: 73987
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Autumn" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73987 Accessed: 2024-12-24 17:08:47
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University of Cambridge}}
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