Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Dionysus.
Published / Created:
England, ca. 1850.
Physical Description:
1 jug : relief-molded blue stoneware, glazed ; height 18 cm (including handle), width 12 cm (including handle), depth 10 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Parks Jug 55
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
With metal lid.

No maker's marks are present.

Title devised by cataloger.

The top band of the jug includes a depiction of Dionysus (or Pan) beneath the spout, flanked by grape leaves. The remainder of the jug features Gothic ornament.
Subject Terms:
Dionysus (Greek deity) | Pan (Greek deity) | Grapes. | Parks, Stephen -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Jugs (vessels) | Stoneware (pottery) | Ceramic (material) | Molding (forming) | Glazed ceramic ware (visual works) | Lids (covers)