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Pilgrim bottle with cover

ca. 1710–15
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533
This little flask has the form of the traditional pilgrim bottle and was modeled by the Dresden court silversmith Johann Jakob Irminger (1635–1724), who was appointed artistic director of the Meissen factory in 1712. The material is the fine red stoneware first produced at Meissen. The flask's Baroque European shape contrasts with its decoration, which imitates Japanese lacquer.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pilgrim bottle with cover
  • Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
  • Factory director: Factory administrator: Böttger Period (1713–1720)
  • Modeler: Johan Jakob Irminger (German, 1635–1724)
  • Decorator: Style of Martin Schnell (ca. 1685–ca. 1740)
  • Date: ca. 1710–15
  • Culture: German, Meissen
  • Medium: Red stoneware with black glaze and unfired colors
  • Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1943
  • Object Number: 43.100.38a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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