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Object NameJug with Bacchus and Ariadne
Glassmakerpossibly
Hermann Müller
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1860-1870
Place MadeEngland
Techniqueblown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 43.9 cm, Diam: 15.8 cm
Accession Number88.2.3
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass 1820-1935
Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine
On ViewGather Gallery
Physical DescriptionJug with Bacchus and Ariadne. Colorless lead glass; blown, engraved. (a) Ovoid body with tall narrow, cylindrical neck, flared at the rim into a 3-lobed pouring spout; applied inverted loop handle; elaborately engraved, the neck with complex borders, with two oval panels containing urns with flowers; elaborate border on the shoulder with swans, compotes of fruit, and floral swags; sides with arched panels, the two on the sides with engraved figures, on one side a partially clad man with grapes in his hair, holding a bunch of grapes aloft in his upraised hand, a leopard skin over his left arm, holding a staff; two nude children at his side; on the reverse side, a women, fully draped, with one arm upraised, holding a staff, and with an amphora in her other hand, a partly-draped child at her side; on the front and back, seated fauns playing pipes; the panels separated by pairs of ferns, with tripod vases with grapes between; an elaborate band below, with floral swags; engraved linear and dot bands along the handle; sloping, circular applied foot, with engraved elaborate border; large polished pontil mark on the underside of the foot, rim polished flat; engraved inscription on the underside, "BACCHUS" (under the male figure) and "ARIADNE" (under the female figure); and scratched "135[3?]" on the foot rim. (b) Ovoid, hollow shape, with tiny ball finial; engraved anthemion pattern above a linear and dot border; tapered, hollow, polished shank, cut taper below; scratched "1" on the side.Provenance
Source
Sally Boyle
- 1988-06-09
