Bacchanalian Dance

Jug
ca. 1844 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Bacchanalian Dance' jug, smear-glazed stoneware, made by Charles Meigh, Old Hall Works, Hanley, ca. 1844

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleBacchanalian Dance (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Smear-glazed stoneware
Brief description
'Bacchanalian Dance' jug, smear-glazed stoneware, made by Charles Meigh, Old Hall Works, Hanley, ca. 1844
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Royal Coat-of-Arms (applied and impressed)
  • 'September 30. 1844 registered No 23940 (?) Charles Meigh' (applied and impressed)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Jug 'Bacchanalian Dance'
Made by Charles Meigh, Old Hall Works, Hanley, Staffordshire, about 1844
Marks: Royal Coat-of-Arms, 'September 30. 1844 registered No 23940 (?) Charles Meigh' applied and impressed
Smear-glazed stoneware

Circ.1142-1967

Taken from Bacchanalian Revel before a Herm of Pan by Nicholas Poussin, the reverse shows a scene taken from Drunken Silenus by Peter Paul Rubens
Production
Made at Old Hall Works, Hanley. Taken from Bacchanalian Revel before a Herm of Pan by Nicholas Poussin, the reverse shows a scene taken from Drunken Silenus by Peter Paul Rubens.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.1142-1967

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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