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DiaporamaPilgrim Flask
Rococo
1725
8.0 x 5.0 cm
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
royal-polish and electoral-saxon porcelain manufactory (1710 –)
Explore the exquisite world of Meissen porcelain – Germany's first hard-paste china! Discover iconic figurines, coffee/tea services & innovative European styles dating back to 1710. A legacy of luxury and artistry.
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art (Toronto, Canada)
Toronto's Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art offers an unparalleled journey through millennia of clay artistry with its world-class collection of porcelain and maiolica, inviting you to explore the beauty of earth and fire.
An early Meissen pilgrim-flask scent bottle with contemporary silver-mounts. The masks are enriched in colours and gold. The sides, painted by J. G. Mehlhorn, have ships in a tropical anchorage with palm trees. The gadroons to the neck and lower part are enriched in iron-red, puce and gold. The contemporary silver-gilt mounts have beaded borders and stiff-leaves to the foot rim and chain attachment.
About this artwork
- Title: Pilgrim Flask
- Artist: royal-polish and electoral-saxon porcelain manufactory
- Year: 1725
- Original dimensions: 8.0 x 5.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Keywords: gold painted porcelain , decorative flasks , german ceramics
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
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