Pilgrim Flask
Manufacturer
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
(German, founded 1710)
CultureGerman
OriginMeissen, Dresden, Germany
Datec.1735
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding; gold mounts
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1040.1-2): 9 x 4.7 cm (3 9/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionMeissen pilgrim-flask scent bottle with gold-mounts, with the masks enriched in colours and gold painted in the manner of B. G. Hauer. It has numerous figures in a harbour scene, and the gadrooned lower part is gilt with gold-cone stopper and dentil foot rim.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1040.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
German PorcelainStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-1735; later Louis XVI mounts
Object number: G83.1.1036.1-2
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c.1760
Object number: G83.1.1056
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1735-1740
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Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
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Object number: G83.1.983.1-.2