The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Cupids and Mask [ARK00029]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Bronze plaquette depicting five cupids playing with mask. "A flat brass peice, of several Cupidons scaring one another with a vizard; being a bachanalia piece dugg out of the Temple of Bacchus", written in Bargrave's diary. On reverse of "J.B. Sheppard" business card stating: "Surgeon and Apothecary, Medical Hall, Canterbury" is written: "cupidous scaring one another with a vizard, dugg out of the temple of the moon". A Bacchanalian piece relating to revellery, drunkeness, ecstasy and orgies according to the Roman deity Bacchanalia. The cult festivals, mainly organised by women, occurred four to five times a month at night and in secret.] Other Links: www.canterbury-cathedral.org/ - Cathedral website