Pilgrim Flask
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Dateca.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 CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Fürstenberg Porcelain Company
ca.1760
Object number: G83.1.1056
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1725; decoration ca.1730
Object number: G83.1.726.1-4
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
ca.1735
Object number: G83.1.1062.1-.2
