Bottle with Lid

Gallery 369, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Boyer Gallery)

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Bottle with Lid

c. 1710-1713

Made by the Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, Germany (1710–present)

A refined stoneware, like that from which this bottle is made, was developed at Meissen by the alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger before he discovered how to make porcelain. The shape of the bottle is based on a Chinese form of about 1700 known as a kendi.

Gallery 369, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Boyer Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Bottle with Lid

Date:

c. 1710-1713

Artist:

Made by the Meissen porcelain factory, Meissen, Germany (1710–present)

Medium:

Stoneware

Dimensions:

7 3/16 x 3 15/16 inches (18.3 x 10 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The Bloomfield Moore Collection, 1911

Accession Number:

1911-105,a

Geography:

Made in Meissen, Germany, Europe

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Gallery 369, European Art 1500-1850, third floor (Boyer Gallery)

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