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Pilgrim Flask

Manufacturer (German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1735-1740
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1037.1-2): 8.7 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm (3 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Meissen yellow-ground gold-mounted flask-flask scent bottle with the masks gilt. The shaped quatrefoil panels to the sides are painted with figures in a frozen Dutch landscape and beside a river within gilt surround. The gadrooned lower part is gilt, and the plain contemporary gold mounts are edged with dentil and with double-looped stopper.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1037.1-2
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
German Porcelain
Status
On view
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