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Autumn: C.273-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Autumn
Bacchus

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown (Probaby)

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Description

Maiolica figure of Autumn or Bacchus in off-white, holding a bunch of grapes, standing next to a column topped with bunches of grapes.

Off-white earthenware, press-moulded and tin-glazed off-white overall except for the base. The figure stands on a circular straight-sided base beside the lower part of a column topped with bunches of grapes. He wears a headband, a belt and a drape, and stands facing front, with his right leg advanced. His left elbow is bent and he has a bunch of grapes in his right hand which he holds across his body.

Notes

History note: Kerin, London, from whom purchased in May 1918 by H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

H.S. Reitlinger Bequest, 1950

Measurements and weight

Height: 42.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1780 CE - 1800 CE

School or Style

Neoclassical

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

except for the base Tin-glaze
Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Off-white earthenware, press-moulded and tin-glazed off-white overall except for the base.
Tin-glazing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.273-1991
Primary reference Number: 73987

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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