Wine Cooler and Cover
mid 19th century (made)
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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
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| 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. |
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| 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) |
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| Accession number | 2780&A-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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