Pair of octagonal bottles
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
PeriodAugustus II (1694-1733)
Datec.1728
Mediumhard-paste porcelain, enamel, gold, and press moulded.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.598.1 & G83.1.598.2): 9 1/2 x 4 5/8 in. (24.2 x 11.7 cm)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionMeissen yellow ground Octagonal Bottles, of ovoid form with tapering neck. Reserved with three quatrefoil panels edged in gilt. They are painted on a white ground in a Kakiemon palette heightened with gilt depicting birds and butterflies above flowering shrubbery. The foot and lip rims are in white and outlined in gilt.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.598.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
Not on view
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