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Four-sided bottle

Manufactory Meissen Manufactory German
Factory director Böttger Period
Modeler Johan Jakob Irminger German
ca. 1713–20
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 201
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

Object Information
  • 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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