Flask
ca. 1710-1713 (made)
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Flask of Böttger stoneware, after a silver shape, of flattened ovoid form with a female mask to each side, tapering to a narrow neck, and the base with a formal moulded strapwork band and the foot gadrooned.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Böttger stoneware with a formal moulded strapwork band |
| Brief description | Flask of Böttger stoneware, of flattened ovoid form with a female mask to each side, tapering to a narrow neck, Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, ca. 1710-1713. |
| Physical description | Flask of Böttger stoneware, after a silver shape, of flattened ovoid form with a female mask to each side, tapering to a narrow neck, and the base with a formal moulded strapwork band and the foot gadrooned. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '184/R' (In black enamel (Japanese Palace inventory number).) |
| Credit line | From the Arthur and Hilde Weiner Collection. Accepted by HM Government in lieu of inheritance tax and allocated to the V&A, 2006 |
| Object history | Formerly in the Arthur and Hilde Weiner Collection, and the Japanese Palace, Dresden. |
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| Accession number | C.29-2006 |
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| Record created | April 21, 2009 |
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