Decanter Stand
1814
Paul Storr
Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844)
Decorative Art and Design
Decanter Stand, 1814. Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844), Rundell, Bridge and Rundell (British, 1797–1834). Silver; diameter: 8.5 x 13.7 cm (3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Otto Miller 1941.599 Decanter stands served as coasters for glass wine bottles in order to protect the extremely expensive and fragile linen tablecloths they sat upon. This example contains depictions of large grape vines and youthful figures that evoke the Roman god of wine, Bacchus (or Dionysus in Greek mythology). One of the young boys grasps an empty drinking vessel while the other leans against a panther, the frequent companion of Bacchus. Bacchanal motifs of grapes and consumption echo this object’s function as a stand for a wine decanter.
- Maker/Artist
- Storr, Paul
- Classification
- Silver
- Formatted Medium
- silver
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 8.5 x 13.7 cm (3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Engraved on rim of base: "RUNDELL BRIDGE ET RUNDELL AURIFICES REGIS ET PRINCIPIS WALLIAE REGENTIS BRITANNIAS." Engraved on base of interior: Unidentifiable crest with bird over other animal. Inscription: Scratched on rim of base: "6625"
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1941.599
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Otto Miller
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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