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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Decanter Stand

Decanter Stand

1814
fabricated by
(British, 1771–1844)
(British, 1797–1834)
Diameter: 8.3 x 13.7 cm (3 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Bacchanal motifs of grapes and consumption echo this object’s function as a stand for a wine decanter.

Description

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.
  • Mrs. Otto Miller [Elizabeth Clark Tyler, 1875-1951], Cleveland Heights, OH
    1941-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Foote, Helen S. "Paul De Lamerie and Paul Storr, English Silversmiths." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 29, no. 8 (October 1942): 121-23. Mentioned: pp. 122-3; reproduced: p. 120 25141010
  • All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).
    Paul Storr: Silver in American Collections. Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN (organizer) (February 7-March 12, 1972); Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH (March 24-April 30, 1972).
    No legacy exhibitions.
  • {{cite web|title=Decanter Stand|url=false|author=Paul Storr, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell|year=1814|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1941.598