Bottle
Meissen Manufactory
(Germany)
about 1710–15
Object PlaceMeissen, Germany
Medium/TechniqueRed stoneware with molded decoration
DimensionsOverall: 16.4 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm (6 7/16 x 5 x 4 in.)
Credit LineJessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession number54.678
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
In the 1710s Meissen reproduced the shapes of Chinese and Japanese ceramics in the collection of its patron, Augustus the Strong. This bottle takes the form of a kendi, a water vessel popular throughout East Asia.
ProvenanceSigmund J. Katz (b. 1897 - d. 1958) and Jessie W. (Mrs. Sigmund J.) Katz (b. 1901 - d. 1988), Covington, LA; 1954, gift of Jessie and Sigmund Katz to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 10, 1954)
