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.Photocourtesy of Aude Durand.

According to this information board –

“The fullonica of Stephanus was discovered between 1912 and1914, during excavations along Via dell’Abbondanza.

It is one of the most important and complete laundries foundin Pompeii with large masonry tanks to rinse fabrics, fed by a continuous flowof water, stone basins for washing and cleaning with special types of clay andurine, upstairs terraces for drying and brushing clothes after washing, andfinally, as a sign of top service, a pressing machine (torcular) to stretch andlight up garments and fabrics.”

And -

“La fullonicadi Stephanus venne portata in luce tra il 1912 e il 1914 nel corso degli scavilungo Via dell’Abbondanza.

E' una delle piùimportanti e complete lavanderie scoperte a Pompei, dotata di grandi vasche inmuratura per risciacquare, alimentate da un flusso d’acqua ininterrotto, dibacini in pietra per il lavaggio e la smacchiatura con l’utilizzo diparticolari tipi di argilla o di orina, di terrazza al piano superiore adibiteall’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 NicolasMonteix.

I.6.7Pompeii, in centre. August 2023.

South side of Via dell’Abbondanza withentrance doorways to I.6.5 and 6, on left.Photo courtesy ofMaribel Velasco.

I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2018.

Entrance doorway on south side of Via dell’Abbondanza.Photocourtesy of Aude Durand.

I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2005. Entrance doorway.

According to Della Corte: Immediately to the right were thefollowing electoral recommendations:

Fullones universirog(ant) (CIL IV 7164).

Stephanus rog(at)(CIL IV 7172)

Stephane fac (CILIV 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 AudeDurand.

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 theentrance were many painted electoral recommendations:

CIL IV 7164, 7165, 7168, 7172, 7166, 7167, 7169, 7173 and7171.

The only part still visible is a small portion of CIL IV7166 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 (Seewww.manfredclauss.de) these would haveread as –

Holconium Priscum II vir(um) fullones universi rog(ant)    [CIL IV 7164]

(translated by Cooley as: The fullers all ask for HolconiusPriscus 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 sideof entrance. Unreadable today.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking south through entrancedoorway. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2015. Looking south to entrance thresholdon west side of doorway.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Entrance with graffiti, on theleft.

I.6.7 Pompeii. August2023. Painted graffito on the west side of the entrance doorway.Photo courtesy ofMaribel 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 outsideentrance. See I.6.6 for full details.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Painted graffito on east side ofentrance. See I.6.6 for full details.

I.6.7 Pompeii, on left. 1964.

South side of Via dell’Abbondanza, showing graffiti on westside of entrance doorway, on the left. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive inthe University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page)and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-CommercialLicense v.4. SeeLicenceand use details.

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I.6.7 Pompeii,August 2021. Looking south fromvestibule to atrium.Photocourtesy of Robert Hanson.

I.6.7 Pompeii, 8^th June 2024. Looking southfrom vestibule to atrium being used as a laundry.Photocourtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

Historical reconstruction entitled L’altraPompei prende vita (The other Pompeii comes to life).

Pompeii. 8^th June 2024. Atrium, with slavewashing clothes in tub/basin. Photo courtesy of Giuseppe Ciaramella.

Historicalreconstruction entitled L’altra Pompei prende vita (The other Pompeii comes tolife).

I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2014. Looking south from vestibuleto 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. Photocourtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. Flooring near east wall ofvestibule. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. Flooring near edge of lower partof east wall in vestibule. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. South-east corner of vestibule. Photocourtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.6.7 Pompeii. June 2005. Detail of flooring near south-eastcorner of vestibule. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Monteix.

I.6.7 Pompeii. October 2020.Lookingsouth from vestibule to atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. August2023.Looking south across atrium.Photo courtesy ofMaribel 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 vestibuleto atrium.

I.6.7 Pompeii. October 2020. Looking south-westacross atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7Pompeii. April 2013. Looking south-west across atrium. Photo courtesy of KlausHeese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. August2023.Looking into room on west side of atrium.Photo courtesy ofMaribel Velasco.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September2017. Looking towards room on west side of atrium. Photo courtesy of KlausHeese.

I.6.7Pompeii. December 2018. Looking towards room on west side of atrium. Photocourtesy of Aude Durand.

I.6.7Pompeii. September 2015. Looking south-west towards room on west side ofatrium.

FotoAnnette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.Looking towards south-west corner of room on west side of atrium. Photocourtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016.

Looking towards room on west side of entrance, the south-westcorner and doorway through to atrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Room to west of entrance. Southwall.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Room to west of entrance.South-east corner.

I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Painted pilaster in south-eastcorner of room to west of entrance.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking west to room on west sideof entrance. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west to room on westside of entrance.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. West wall of room on west side ofentrance. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii, 1968.

Detail of painted plant from zoccolo (dado) of room on westside of entrance. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski. 

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive inthe University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page)and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-CommercialLicense v.4. SeeLicenceand use details.

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I.6.7 Pompeii. August2023. Room to west of entrance, detail from west wall.Photo courtesy ofMaribel Velasco.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Room to west of entrance. Westwall.

I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2005. West wall of room to west ofentrance.

I.6.7 Pompeii. October 2020. Westwall, south end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019. Westwall, south end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. West wall, south end. Photocourtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of south end of westwall of room to west of entrance. 

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.Detail of peacock from south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail of peacock from south end ofwest wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of painting of peacockon south end of west wall of room to west of entrance.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.

Detailfrom 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. September 2019. Detailfrom 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 endof west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019. Detailfrom 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 endof west wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.Detail of wall decoration from south end of west wall. Photo courtesy of KlausHeese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019. Westwall at north end. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. North end of west wall in room onwest of entrance room. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Detail of north end of westwall of room to west of entrance.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.Detail of frescoes from north end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

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 endof 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. September 2019.Detail of peacock from north end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail of peacock from north end ofwest wall. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.Details of frescoes from north end of west wall. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking towards north-west corner. Photocourtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.Looking towards north-west corner of room on west side of atrium. Photo courtesyof Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. September 2019.Detail of north wall.Photocourtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Detail of north wall. Photocourtesy 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 towardsnorth wall, from atrium. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2016. Looking towards north wall, fromatrium. Photo courtesy of Buzz Ferebee.

I.6.7 Pompeii. May 2010. Room to west of entrance. Northwall.

I.6.7 Pompeii. December 2006. Room to west of entrance.North wall.

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