Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
The Birth of Bacchus

ManufacturerEnglish, founded 1759
ModelerEnglish, c. 1753–1836
CultureEnglish
Titles
  • The Birth of Bacchus
Datec. 1787
MediumStoneware (Jasperware)
Dimensions11 7/8 × 27 3/8 × 1 in. (30.2 × 69.5 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2015.280
Current Location
Rienzi
Foyer
On view

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ProvenanceMartin-Eloy Lignereux, Paris (1751-1809) until his death; by inheritance to his daughter, Adélaïde-Anne Lignereux (1782-1847) and her husband, François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter (1770-1841), until her death; by inheritance with the Desmalter family until 1912; Collection of Eugène Rouart (1874-1942) until 1936; [Hotel Drouot, Paris, 22 and 23 May 1918. Resubmitted 25 May 1918 due to bombing, lot 104]; Collection of Hector Lefuel, Paris (1885-1937); Collection of Olivier Lefuel (1929-2004) until his death; [...]; [AuctionArt—Rémy Le Fur & Associés, Paris, Drouot-Richelieu, Salles 5 & 6, "Mobilier & Objets d'Art, Céramiques," 24 March 2014, Lot 115]; [Christophe de Quénetain, Paris, 2015]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped WEDGWOOD in clay on the verso
Printed label on verso upper left with additional inscriptions in ink:
ENVOI DE ... / ... Hector Lefuel / ... / Paris / Remisle

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