VI.14.22 Pompeii. Fullonica di
Marcus Vesonius Primus
or Fullonica di Balbino or Babino or Balbinus or Tito Babinio Alessandro.
Excavated 1874 to 1877. Linked to VI.4.21.
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VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007.
Room 12, looking north across rear of tablinum, (the original peristyle before the vats were built), to rooms 13 and 14.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. 1959.
Room 12, looking north-west from rear of tablinum, (original peristyle), across rinsing basins.
The puteal for the cistern opening can be seen on the eastern side of the vats/basins.
Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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VI.14.22 Pompeii. 1959. Room 12, north-east corner of the rinsing basin/vat.
According to Jashemski, originally the portico would have been supported by a heavy pillar on the north-east, north-west and south-west corners.
There were also two columns on each of the three sides, the north, east and south sides.
See Jashemski, W. F., 1993. The Gardens of Pompeii, Volume II: Appendices. New York: Caratzas. (p.150)
Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.
Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.
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VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 12, looking west to west end of peristyle with doorway on right to room 13.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 13.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 13, remains of plaster and wall painting.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 13, looking south
across room 12.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. May 1886. Fullers tanks in peristyle of House of Balbinus at Pompeii.
Old photograph courtesy of Society of Antiquaries Fox Collection.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 12, plaster around sides of basins in peristyle.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 12, terracotta and lead piping in north-west corner of peristyle.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. June 2006.
Room 12, terracotta and lead piping in north-west corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. June 2006.
Room 12, terracotta with lead piping in north-west corner of peristyle. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007.
Room 12, looking east along plaster around north side of basins in peristyle.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 12, looking south into the west rinsing basin.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 12, looking south into the middle rinsing basin.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 12, looking south into the east rinsing basin.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 14 with doorway to room 15.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 14, looking north.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Doorway to room 15, triclinium, looking east.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, west wall of triclinium.
According to BdI, on this wall (the entrance wall) the following paintings were seen upon excavation.
Painting (1.12 high x 1.12 wide) showing a figure with a feminine aspect (0.80 high) (Hermaphrodite or Venus) looking at him/herself in a mirror.
The background was filled with a simple and white building, at the top of the wall was a cornice.
On the extreme left was a cupid standing on a pedestal with an open box, next to the feminine figure was a herm, statuette or person (due to the bad state of the painting it was difficult to see).
On the right of the painting was a seated figure of Jove.
On the same wall, more to the right was a medallion (0.40 diam.) badly preserved of a female head, turning a little to the left.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1876, (p.25-6).
See Schefold, K., 1962. Vergessenes Pompeji. Bern: Francke. (p.77, 171, and photo 168, 4).
See Sogliano, A., 1879. Le pitture murali campane scoverte negli anni 1867-79. Napoli: Giannini. (p.20, no.74).
VI.14.22 Pompeii. W.74. Room 15, drawing by Discanno, of painting from west wall of triclinium.
See
Bragantini, de Vos, Badoni, 1983. Pitture e Pavimenti di Pompei, Parte 2. Rome: ICCD. (p.285, triclinio (p))
Photo by Tatiana
Warscher. Photo © Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. Room 15, drawing by G. Discanno, of painting from west wall of triclinium.
DAIR 83.107. Photo
© Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom, Arkiv.
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, north wall of triclinium.
According to BdI, on this wall (the left wall) the following paintings were seen upon excavation, beginning from the left (west end):
Flying cupid,
Medallion, completely vanished,
In the middle of the wall, but nearly vanished (1.13 high x 1.10 wide) Narcissus, and on the extreme left, a female figure, probably sitting on a rock,
Medallion, vanished,
(0.38 x 0.06) mask just recognisable,
Flying cupid, with large green wings carrying a plate-shaped pot.
On the upper part of the wall was the usual fantastique architectural decoration with the following figures –
left wall, from left to right: Flying female figure, Nereide on sea-horse, Victoria with shield and lance.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1876, (p.24-28).
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, east wall of triclinium.
According to BdI, on this wall (the back wall) the following paintings were seen upon excavation, beginning from the left (north end):
Medallion (0.41 diam) with bust of a Satyr,
Central painting (1.12 x 1.12 but hardly recognisable) on the right of it was a person sitting (0.60 high) with white long robe….,
Medallion vanished.
On the upper part of the wall was the usual fantastique architectural decoration with the following figures –
On back wall from the north (left) end: A crowned man sitting on a seat, Nereide on sea-bull, Woman sitting on a seat.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1876, (p.24-28)
VI.14.22 Pompeii. December 2007. Room 15, south wall of triclinium.
According to BdI, on this wall (the right wall) the following paintings were seen upon excavation:
In the middle of the right wall:(1.12 high x 1.12 wide) but very faded: Judgement of Paris.
On the same wall to the right: medallion (0.33 diam), preserved better than the others showing a crowned Bacchante, with blond hair.
To the right of the medallion: Flying cupid, carrying an object in his hand but this was not clear.
On the upper part of the wall was the usual fantastique architectural decoration with the following figures –
Right wall, from the east end: Flying female figure, Neptune bearded and naked, Victoria with palm.
See Bullettino dell’Instituto di Corrispondenza
Archeologica (DAIR), 1876, (p.24-28)