Current Location: In storage
Titles
Boy on a Wine Vat
Maker(s)
Factory:
Capodimonte Porcelain Factory
Entities
Categories
Description
Glazed soft-paste porcelain
Creamy-white soft-paste porcelain, the figure press-moulded, the vat probably thrown and turned, covered with clear glaze. The little boy is seated on top of the barrel with his left leg forward and his left hand resting on its calf. He holds a bottle in his right hand and leans forward, as if becoming sleepy. He has tousled hair and wears a frill around his neck, and open-necked shirt and breeches. The vat stands on four rectangular feet. Its sides are incised to resemble staves and near the top and the bottom has a band of reeding. Low down on the front there is a closed trap for a spigot, kept shut by a short bar through a loop.
Notes
History note: Unknown before donor
Legal notes
Given by Louis C.G. Clarke, MA
Measurements and weight
Height: 19.6 cm
Width: 11.3 cm
Place(s) associated
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Capodimonte
⪼ Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
⪼ Italy
Acquisition and important dates
Method of acquisition: Given
(1945-07-20)
by
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray
Dating
18th Century, Mid
Production date:
circa
AD 1755
School or Style
Rococo
People, subjects and objects depicted
Components of the work
Barrell
Boy
Materials used in production
presumed lead-glaze
Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain
Techniques used in production
Glazing
Identification numbers
Accession number: EC.17-1945
Primary reference Number: 162530
Stable URI
Audit data
Created: Saturday 6 August 2011
Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020
Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023
Associated departments & institutions
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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