Pilgrim Bottle and Stopper
1710-1715 (made)
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Bottle and stopper of Böttger red stoneware. In the form of a silver pilgrim bottle flattened flask shape; gadrooned and moulded foot. On the shoulders, moulded and applied in high relief with two cartouches with female masks wearing plume headdresses. Cylindrical cover with ball knob, cut and polished. Entirely wheel-polished except for masks, the low reliefs alternating with cut gadrooning, a silver chain links cover and neck.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Böttger red stoneware, cut and polished on the wheel, with applied reliefs and silver chain |
| Brief description | Pilgrim bottle and stopper of Böttger red stoneware, cut and wheel-polished with applied reliefs and silver chain, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, 1710-1715. |
| Physical description | Bottle and stopper of Böttger red stoneware. In the form of a silver pilgrim bottle flattened flask shape; gadrooned and moulded foot. On the shoulders, moulded and applied in high relief with two cartouches with female masks wearing plume headdresses. Cylindrical cover with ball knob, cut and polished. Entirely wheel-polished except for masks, the low reliefs alternating with cut gadrooning, a silver chain links cover and neck. |
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| Credit line | Given by C. H. Campbell, Esq. |
| Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1946, Pl. VI (a), p. 40. |
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| Accession number | C.273&A-1921 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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