Pilgrim Flask
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1725
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; silver-gilt mounts
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 5.1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionAn early Meissen pilgrim-flask scent bottle with contemporary silver-mounts. The masks are enriched in colours and gold. The sides, painted by J. G. Mehlhorn, have ships in a tropical anchorage with palm trees. The gadroons to the neck and lower part are enriched in iron-red, puce and gold. The contemporary silver-gilt mounts have beaded borders and stiff-leaves to the foot rim and chain attachment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1035
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-1735; later Louis XVI mounts
Object number: G83.1.1036.1-2
Artist / Maker: Fürstenberg Porcelain Company
c.1760
Object number: G83.1.1056
