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Bacchus character jug - Staffordshire Rockingham circa 1840

Bacchus character jug in Rockingham finish produced in Staffordshire, England, circa 1840. Bacchus is the Roman god of wine and intoxication. Around 200 BCE the Bacchanalia annual festival was held in his honor featuring excessive drinking orgies and criminal behavior.

Maker:

Staffordshire

England

circa 1840

Model #:

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Rockingham

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character jug

Size:

medium

Height:

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Bacchus character jug - Staffordshire Rockingham circa 1840
Bacchus character jug - Staffordshire Rockingham circa 1840
Bacchus character jug - Staffordshire Rockingham circa 1840
Bacchus character jug - Staffordshire Rockingham circa 1840
Bacchus character jug - Staffordshire Rockingham circa 1840
Bacchus character jug - Staffordshire Rockingham circa 1840
Bacchus character jug - Staffordshire Rockingham circa 1840
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