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Pilgrim Flask

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1725-1735; later Louis XVI mounts
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts, inner glass stopper
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1036.1-2): 8.5 x 5 cm (3 3/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
MarkingsCrossed swords in overglaze blue
DescriptionA Meissen pilgrim-flask scent bottle with Louis XVI gold mounts. The masks are enriched in Botteger and gold, and the sides painted in the manner of C. F. Herold with Chinoiserie figures on terraces. The fluted neck and gadrooned lower part are gilt. The three-coloured gold mounts to the foot and neck are matted and decorated with foliage in relief and with inner gold-mounted glass stopper.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1036.1-2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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