Four-sided bottle
The bottle dates from the earliest production of porcelain at Meissen, and is known as Böttger porcelain after its inventor, Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682–1719). Here, a Japanese sake bottle has been transformed by the incorporation of Baroque motifs and a more prominent, stepped foot. It was probably modeled by the Saxon court goldsmith, Johann Jacob Irminger (1635–1724).
Artwork Details
- Title: Four-sided bottle
- Manufactory: Meissen Manufactory (German, 1710–present)
- Factory director: Böttger Period (1713–1720)
- Modeler: Johan Jakob Irminger (German, 1635–1724)
- Date: ca. 1713–20
- Culture: German, Meissen
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain with molded decoration
- Dimensions: Height: 7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
- Object Number: 1974.356.499
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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