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Wine Cooler and Cover

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wine cooler and cover of cane-coloured stoneware. The body is nearly cylindrical. Moulded in relief with figures of Bacchanalian revellers on either side. The two handles are both formed of two vine-stems supported by a kneeling boy. The rim and foot are formed of twisted vine-stems, and below the rim is a row of satyrs' masks. The cover is surmounted by figures of two boys kneeling back to back with arms interlocked.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Wine Cooler Body
  • Wine Cooler Cover
Materials and techniques
Caneware, moulded in relief
Brief description
Wine cooler and cover of cane-coloured stoneware, moulded in relief, Charles Meigh & Co., English (Old Hall, Hanley), mid 19th century
Physical description
Wine cooler and cover of cane-coloured stoneware. The body is nearly cylindrical. Moulded in relief with figures of Bacchanalian revellers on either side. The two handles are both formed of two vine-stems supported by a kneeling boy. The rim and foot are formed of twisted vine-stems, and below the rim is a row of satyrs' masks. The cover is surmounted by figures of two boys kneeling back to back with arms interlocked.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49.2cm
  • Width: 31.4cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Obtained from the Great Exhibition of 1851. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street.
Production
English (Old Hall, Hanley)
Subjects depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
2780&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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