Two Bacchic Putti Fighting
Figure Group
ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1775 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Porcelain figure group with two naked Bacchic putti fighting over a bunch of grapes; one, draped in a purple sash, is standing and pulling the hair of the other who kneels next to him.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Two Bacchic Putti Fighting (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels |
| Brief description | Porcelain figure group of two Bacchic Putti Fighting, Strasbourg porcelain factory, France, ca. 1775 |
| Physical description | Porcelain figure group with two naked Bacchic putti fighting over a bunch of grapes; one, draped in a purple sash, is standing and pulling the hair of the other who kneels next to him. |
| Marks and inscriptions | dotted 'I' and 'H' in monogram over 'G22' and 'F' (all impressed) |
| Credit line | Given by J. H. Fitzhenry |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | W. B. Honey, French Porcelain (1950 and 1972), pl. 92A, where dated to about 1775 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.540-1909 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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