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Source Description
Throughout the early 1700s porcelain was imported to Europe from China and Japan, until the correct formula to produce it was developed by Johann Friedrich Böttger and a collaborator, which led to the establishment of the Meissen factory in 1710. Red stoneware inspired by Chinese Yixing ware and white porcelain were produced in Meissen under Böttger. Its fine red stoneware was so hard that it could be polished on a lapidary’s wheel—as was the body of this bottle.
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Document identity
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128834
label
Pilgrim Bottle
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128834
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object
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Pilgrim Bottle
description
Throughout the early 1700s porcelain was imported to Europe from China and Japan, until the correct formula to produce it was developed by Johann Friedrich Böttger and a collaborator, which led to the establishment of the Meissen factory in 1710. Red stoneware inspired by Chinese Yixing ware and white porcelain were produced in Meissen under Böttger. Its fine red stoneware was so hard that it could be polished on a lapidary’s wheel—as was the body of this bottle.
date
c. 1715
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60757069
creators
11685
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 15.9 x 9.6 cm (6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
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Germany, Meissen, 18th century
accession
1951.451
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polished red stoneware, silver-gilt mounts
tombstone
Pilgrim Bottle, c. 1715. Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710). Polished red stoneware, silver-gilt mounts; overall: 15.9 x 9.6 cm (6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.451
collection
Decorative Arts
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 311
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 129
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 129
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 164
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Jenifer Neils. T<em>he World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland: The Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
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Mentioned and reproduced: p. 55, fig. 57
citation
Mahlerbe, Anne. “La Quete du Rouge: Reve et Cauchemar du Potier.” <em>La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre </em>236 (Janvier-Fevrier 2021): 50-53.
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Reproduced: P. 51
citation
von Spee, Clarissa. "China's Southern Paradise: Treasures From the Lower Yangzi Delta At the Cleveland Museum of Art." <em>Arts of Asia (</em>Winter 2023): 98-104.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 104, fig. 10
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:39:19.699000
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128834
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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polished red stoneware, silver-gilt mounts
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gender unknown
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