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000-100-103-841-C
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Plaque

This glazed earthenware plaque was originally thought to have been made by one of the potteries at Prestonpans in East Lothian. However, it is very similar to a plaque made and marked by Greenock Pottery in 1818.

The plaque shows a baccharal group in high relief. The figures are depicted enjoying a drunken party or orgy.

Bacchus was the ancient Greek and Roman God of wine and revelry.


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Online ID: 000-100-103-841-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.MEK 100
Date: Around 1820
c. 1820
Material: Pottery
Dimensions: 150 mm D
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Subject: Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
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Description: Pottery plaque showing a baccharal group in high relief, in the colours of blue, green, yellow and brown on a white ground, c. 1820
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