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Offerings to Dionysus
Factory: Spode
White earthenware transfer-printed underglaze in blue with Offerings to Dionysus in the Greek Pattern, and clobbered in red enamel
White earthenware, transfer-printed underglaze in blue and clobbered in red enamel. Oval, pierced by a large central hole and groups of smaller holes. Greek pattern, Offerings to Dionysus. The oval central medallion, shaped reserves, vases and outer edge are outlined in red. The patterned background was extended at each end of the drainer.
History note: Purchased by donors in March, 1971.
Given from the Robert and Elizabeth Hirsch Collection.
Height: 1.7 cm
Length: 32.6 cm
Width: 22.8 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1991) by Robert and Elizabeth Hirsch Collection
Early 19th Century
Circa
1807
-
1833
Greek Pattern, introduced in 1806, catered for the demand for classical subjects created by the Greek revival. Each shape in the service was decorated with the same four vases between reserves containing different scenes derived from engravings of Greek vases in the collection of Sir William Hamilton (d. 1803). See Documentation.
Decoration composed of ceramic printing colour ( cobalt-blue) enamel ( red)
Moulding
: White earthenware, transfer-printed underglaze in blue and clobbered in red enamel.
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.2-1991
Primary reference Number: 73220
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Offerings to Dionysus" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/73220 Accessed: 2023-06-05 22:39:54
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Accession Number: GR.20.1850
Accession Number: GR.5.1938
Accession Number: GR.12.1937
Accession Number: 3703
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