The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Decanter Stand
1814
fabricated by
(British, 1771–1844)
retailer
(British, 1797–1834)
Diameter: 8.5 x 13.7 cm (3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Otto Miller 1941.599
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, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
- 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
- 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).35th Anniversary Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).
- {{cite web|title=Decanter Stand|url=false|author=Paul Storr, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell|year=1814|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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