Pilgrim Flask
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1711-1713
MediumPolished red stoneware; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 5.3 cm (3 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Outside Diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionMeissen scent bottle, Böttger polished stoneware, modelled as a pilgrim flask with two mask heads. It has gold mounts.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1033
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-1735; later Louis XVI mounts
Object number: G83.1.1036.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
1711-1713, wheel-engraved armorial dated 1727
Object number: G83.1.564
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
1710-1713
Object number: G83.1.565a-b