Pilgrim bottle with cover

Various artists/makers

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.

Pilgrim bottle with cover, Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present), Red stoneware with black glaze and unfired colors, German, Meissen

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Pilgrim bottle with cover, Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present), Red stoneware with black glaze and unfired colors, German, Meissen
Pilgrim bottle with cover, Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present), Red stoneware with black glaze and unfired colors, German, Meissen

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