Skip to main content

Bacchus sitting astride a barrel: C.2748-1928

An image of Figure
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Figure
Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bacchus sitting astride a barrel

Maker(s)

Production: Unidentified Delft factory

Entities

Categories

Description

Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue, yellow and manganese-purple

Buff earthenware, press-moulded in parts, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, yellow, and manganese-purple. Bacchus is seated with his legs astride a barrel. He holds a cup in his right hand and has his left hand on his left hip. He has a ventilation hole in the top of his head which is covered by short curly yellow and manganese-purple hair. He is clad in a wreath of yellow and purple vine which encircles his neck, passes across his torso from his left to right, and branches out so that it covers the lower part of his body. At the back a short length of vine covers his waist. The barrel is supported on a square base with four pad feet at the corners. The staves of the barrel are striped in blue and manganese, and on its circular end it has a yellow border enclosing a face with a hole for a spigot forming its mouth. The pedestal has a blue cradle to hold the barrel, resting on a yellow base with an edging of manganese-purple strokes.

Notes

History note: Mr Paul Graze, 47 rue Victor Hugo Boulogne-sur-Mer , where seen on 2 June, 1913; bought by post 16 June 1913, for 80 francs

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 18.3 cm
Width: 11.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Early
Circa 1700 CE - 1730 CE

School or Style

Baroque

Components of the work

Decoration composed of high-temperature colours ( blue, yellow, and manganese-purple)

Materials used in production

bluish-white Tin-glaze
buff Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Buff earthenware, moulded in parts, assembled, tin-glazed, and painted in blue, yellow, and manganese-purple
Tin-glazing

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2748-1928
Primary reference Number: 74015
Old object number: 3676

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Bacchus sitting astride a barrel" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74015 Accessed: 2025-12-08 21:46:32

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/74015 |title=Bacchus sitting astride a barrel |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-08 21:46:32|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-74015

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa9/C_2748_1928_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Bacchus sitting astride a barrel"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Bacchus sitting astride a barrel</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo