Pilgrim Flask
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Dateca.1725
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1034.1-2): 9 x 5.1 cm (3 9/16 x 2 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in overglaze blue
DescriptionMeissen gold-mounted scent bottle, of pilgrim shape moulded at the sides with female masks. The body of Bottger stoneware is painted in the manner of Johann Gregor Horoldt on the front and back with figures fishing or conversing in a continuous river landscape beneath a cloudy sky, above a gilded gadroon-moulded border. The neck is painted with scrollwork enclosing landscape vignettes. It is mounted with a contemporary gold stopper, and there is modern gold footrim with a detachable mirror base.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1034.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.589.1a-b,2a-b-3
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ca.1725-1735; later Louis XVI mounts
Object number: G83.1.1036.1-2
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ca.1720; decorated in Krondstadt, ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.785
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
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ca.1755
Object number: G83.1.977.1-.2
