I.6.7 Pompeii. Fullonica di Stephanus or the Fullery of Stephanus.
Excavated 1912.
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I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2018. Information board. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
According to this information board –
“The fullonica of Stephanus was discovered between 1912 and 1914, during excavations along Via dell’Abbondanza.
It is one of the most important and complete laundries found in Pompeii with large masonry tanks to rinse fabrics, fed by a continuous flow of water, stone basins for washing and cleaning with special types of clay and urine, upstairs terraces for drying and brushing clothes after washing, and finally, as a sign of top service, a pressing machine (torcular) to stretch and light up garments and fabrics.”
And -
“La fullonica
di Stephanus venne portata in luce tra il 1912 e il 1914 nel corso degli scavi
lungo Via dell’Abbondanza.
E' una delle più
importanti e complete lavanderie scoperte a Pompei, dotata di grandi vasche in
muratura per risciacquare, alimentate da un flusso d’acqua ininterrotto, di
bacini in pietra per il lavaggio e la smacchiatura con l’utilizzo di
particolari tipi di argilla o di orina, di terrazza al piano superiore adibite
all’asciugatura e ai trattamenti delle stoffe dopo il lavaggio, e infine,
indice di particolare qualità del servizio offerto, di una pressa (torcular)
con cui il tessuto veniva stirato e reso brillante.”
I.6.7 Pompeii. Plan Spinazzola. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
I.6.7 Pompeii, in centre. August 2023.
South side of Via dell’Abbondanza with
entrance doorways to I.6.5 and 6, on left. Photo courtesy of
Maribel Velasco.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2018.
Entrance doorway on south side of Via dell’Abbondanza. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway.
According to Della Corte: Immediately to the right were the following electoral recommendations:
Fullones universi
rog(ant) (CIL IV 7164).
Stephanus rog(at)
(CIL IV 7172)
Stephane fac (CIL
IV 7174)
Specla (rogat)
(CIL IV 7167)
See Della Corte, M., 1965. Case ed Abitanti di Pompei. Napoli: Fausto Fiorentino. (pp. 286-7).
I.6.4, on left, followed by I.6.5, I.6.6, and I.6.7 in centre,
with graffiti on right of doorway. December 2018. Photo courtesy of Aude
Durand.
I.6.7 Pompeii. 2015/2016. Painted graffiti on west (right)
side of entrance doorway.
Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted graffiti on west (right) side of entrance doorway.
According to Varone and Stefani, on the west side of the entrance were many painted electoral recommendations:
CIL IV 7164, 7165, 7168, 7172, 7166, 7167, 7169, 7173 and 7171.
The only part still visible is a small portion of CIL IV 7166 on the upper right.
See Varone, A. and Stefani, G., 2009. Titulorum Pictorum Pompeianorum, Rome: L’erma di Bretschneider, (pp.57-62)
According to Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss/Slaby (See www.manfredclauss.de) these would have read as –
Holconium Priscum
II vir(um) fullones universi
rog(ant) [CIL IV 7164]
(translated by Cooley as: The fullers all ask for Holconius Priscus as duumvir.
See Cooley, A. and M.G.L., 2004. Pompeii: A Sourcebook. London: Routledge. (p117, F20, CIL 7164)
A(ulum) Vettium
Felicem
aed(ilem) o(ro)
v(os) f(aciatis) [CIL IV 7165]
L(ucium) Popidium
L(uci) f(ilium) Ampliatum
aed(ilem) o(ro) v(os)
f(aciatis) [CIL IV 7168]
Popidium Secundum
aed(ilem) Stephanus rog(at) [CIL IV 7172]
L(ucium) Popidium
Secundum aed(ilem) o(ro)
v(os) f(aciatis) [CIL IV 7166]
C(aium) Iulium
Polybium II vir(um) i(ure)
d(icundo) Spec(u)la [CIL IV 7167]
Nonium aed(ilem)
[CIL IV 7169]
C(aium) Calventium
Sittium Magnum II vir(um)
i(ure) d(icundo) o(ro)
v(os) f(aciatis) [CIL IV 7173]
Veiento[nem [CIL IV 7171]
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted graffiti on the west side of entrance. Unreadable today.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking south through entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking south to entrance threshold
on west side of doorway.
Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance with graffiti, on the left.
I.6.7 Pompeii. August
2023. Painted graffito on the west side of the entrance doorway. Photo courtesy of
Maribel Velasco.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted graffito on east (left) side of entrance. See I.6.6 for full details.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2005. Graffito on east side outside entrance. See I.6.6 for full details.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted graffito on east side of entrance. See I.6.6 for full details.
I.6.7 Pompeii, on left. 1964.
South side of Via dell’Abbondanza, showing graffiti on west side of entrance doorway, on the left. 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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I.6.7 Pompeii, August 2021. Looking south from
vestibule to atrium. Photo
courtesy of Robert Hanson.
I.6.7 Pompeii, 8th June 2024. Looking south
from vestibule to atrium being used as a laundry. Photo
courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.
Historical reconstruction entitled L’altra Pompei prende vita (The other Pompeii comes to life).
Historical reconstruction entitled L’altra Pompei prende vita (The other Pompeii comes to life).
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2014. Looking south from vestibule to atrium. Photo courtesy of Katharina Kuxhausen.
I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. East wall of vestibule and atrium. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. North-east corner of vestibule. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. East wall of vestibule. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. Flooring near east wall of vestibule. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. Flooring near edge of lower part of east wall in vestibule. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. South-east corner of vestibule. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. Detail of flooring near south-east corner of vestibule. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.
I.6.7 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking south from vestibule to atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. August
2023. Looking south across atrium. Photo courtesy of
Maribel Velasco.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Looking south across atrium.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2005. Looking south across atrium.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2004. Looking south from vestibule to atrium.
I.6.7 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking south-west
across atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7
Pompeii. April 2013. Looking south-west across atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus
Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. August
2023.
Looking into room on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of
Maribel Velasco.
I.6.7
Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards room on west side of atrium. Photo
courtesy of Aude Durand.
I.6.7
Pompeii. September 2015. Looking south-west towards room on west side of
atrium.
Foto
Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016.
Looking towards room on west side of entrance, the south-west corner and doorway through to atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Room to west of entrance. South wall.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Room to west of entrance. South-east corner.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Painted pilaster in south-east corner of room to west of entrance.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking west to room on west side of entrance. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west to room on west side of entrance.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. West wall of room on west side of entrance. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii, 1968.
Detail of painted plant from zoccolo (dado) of room on west side of entrance. 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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I.6.7 Pompeii. August
2023. Room to west of entrance, detail from west wall. Photo courtesy of
Maribel Velasco.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Room to west of entrance. West wall.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2005. West wall of room to west of entrance.
I.6.7 Pompeii. October 2020. West
wall, south end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019. West
wall, south end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. West wall, south end. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of south end of west wall of room to west of entrance.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail of peacock from south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painting of peacock on south end of west wall of room to west of entrance.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.
Detail
from fresco on south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail from south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.
Detail from south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail from upper area of south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019. Detail
from upper area of south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail from upper area of south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019. West wall at north end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. North end of west wall in room on west of entrance room. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of north end of west wall of room to west of entrance.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019. Detail from north end of west wall.
Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail from upper area of north end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.
Detail from north end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail from north end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail of peacock from north end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking towards north-west corner. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.
Detail of north wall. Photo
courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail of north wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.
Detail from west end of north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.
Detail from centre of north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.
Detail from east end of north wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.
Looking towards north wall, from atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking towards north wall, from atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.
I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Room to west of entrance. North wall.
I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Room to west of entrance. North wall.
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