Decanter Stand
Paul Storr · 1814 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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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.
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- Maker
- Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844), Rundell, Bridge and Rundell (British, 1797–1834)
- Date
- 1814
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 8.5 x 13.7 cm (3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- England
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. Otto Miller
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0
