Autumn (Bacchus)
Statuette
ca.1790 (made)
ca.1790 (made)
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This figure and A.2-1978, representing Summer, were once probably part of a set of four figures symbolising the four seasons. Such small-scale statuettes were popular as decorative items. Ivory carving flourished in Dieppe in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Object details
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Title | Autumn (Bacchus) (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Carved ivory on ivory and wood socle |
Brief description | Statuette, ivory, of Autumn or Bacchus, French (Dieppe), ca. 1790 |
Physical description | This male allegorical figure of Autumn is shown in the guise of Bacchus, wearing a panther skin and loin cloth, holding a goblet, his right leg crossed over his left, recalling classical imagery, leaning on a tree trunk wreathed in grape-laden vines. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Mary H. Greg. |
Object history | Given by Mrs Mary H. Greg, 27 St Mary Abbots Court, High Street Kensington, London, in 1928. Mrs Gregg gave a large number of objects to the Museum during the 1920s and 1930s, including dolls and toys for the Bethnal Green Museum (now the Museum of Childhood), and textiles. |
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Summary | This figure and A.2-1978, representing Summer, were once probably part of a set of four figures symbolising the four seasons. Such small-scale statuettes were popular as decorative items. Ivory carving flourished in Dieppe in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. |
Associated object | A.2-1928 (Pair) |
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Accession number | A.3-1928 |
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Record created | April 28, 2009 |
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