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Bacchanalian Dance

Mug
ca. 1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
Old Hall Works (manufacturer)
Meigh, Charles (maker)
Place of origin
Hanley (made)

Mug of smear-glazed stoneware and moulded in relief and decorated with applied figures of revelling bacchanals. The body is almost cylindrical and with a loop handle in the form of a vine stem. Circular foot. Based on the 'Bacchanalian Revel before a Herm of Pan' by Nicholas Poussin, and the reverse shows a scene taken from 'Drunken Silenus' by Peter Paul Rubens.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Stoneware
Object type
Mug
TitleBacchanalian Dance (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Smear-glazed stoneware and moulded
Stoneware
Glazed
Moulded
Brief description
'Bacchanalian Dance' mug of smear-glazed stoneware and moulded in relief, made by Charles Meigh at Old Hall Works, Hanley, ca. 1847
Physical description
Mug of smear-glazed stoneware and moulded in relief and decorated with applied figures of revelling bacchanals. The body is almost cylindrical and with a loop handle in the form of a vine stem. Circular foot. Based on the 'Bacchanalian Revel before a Herm of Pan' by Nicholas Poussin, and the reverse shows a scene taken from 'Drunken Silenus' by Peter Paul Rubens.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
  • Diameter: 14.6cm
Style
Victorian
Marks and inscriptions
  • A medallion enclosing two classical heads and surrounded by 'Arts and Commerce Promoted : The Society of Arts' Medal Presented to Charles Meigh for the best model of a Mug ornamented in relief' (Printed in brown)
  • '40' (Impressed)
  • '1' [sic] (Impressed)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Mug 'Bacchanalian Dance' depicting 'Bacchanalian Revel before a Herm of Pan' by Nicholas Poussin
Made by Charles Meigh, Old Hall Works, Hanley, Staffordshire, about 1847
Marks: two classical heads, 'Arts and Commerce promoted. The Society of Arts Medal presented to Charles Meigh for the best model of a mug ornamented in relief' printed in brown, '40' and ?'1' impressed
Smear-glazed stoneware, moulded

106-1905 Given by C.B. Farmer, Esq.

The reverse shows a scene taken from Drunken Silenus by Peter Paul Rubens
Credit line
Given by Mr C.B. Farmer, Esq.
Object history
The design was the subject of a Society of Arts medal presented in 1847.
Subjects depicted
Bacchanal
Figures
Drinking
Medallions
Busts
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
106-1905

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
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