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Source Description
Bottles or jars (<em>kruken</em>) of this type of six-sided form are most often associated with the ceramic tradition found in Kreussen (now Creussen) in the Bavarian region of Germany during the mid to late 1600s. With a threaded neck fitted with a pewter screw top and ring, they were ideal vessels for medicinal liquids as they could be easily connected to a belt for transport to the patient. Applied decoration depicting the twelve apostles, as on this example, allude to the spiritual nature of healing.
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98624
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Bottle (Schraubflasche)
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98624
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Bottle (Schraubflasche)
description
Bottles or jars (<em>kruken</em>) of this type of six-sided form are most often associated with the ceramic tradition found in Kreussen (now Creussen) in the Bavarian region of Germany during the mid to late 1600s. With a threaded neck fitted with a pewter screw top and ring, they were ideal vessels for medicinal liquids as they could be easily connected to a belt for transport to the patient. Applied decoration depicting the twelve apostles, as on this example, allude to the spiritual nature of healing.
date
c. 1660–80
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79485048
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Ceramic
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.)
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German, Bavaria, Kreussen
accession
1918.327
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salt-glazed stoneware, applied and impressed decoration, pewter
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Bottle (Schraubflasche), c. 1660–80. German, Bavaria, Kreussen. Salt-glazed stoneware, applied and impressed decoration, pewter; overall: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.327
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
The applied decoration on this bottle depicts the twelve apostles.
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
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Mentioned: p. 82
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Gift of Charles G. King Jr.
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2026-05-29 05:19:15.959000
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98624
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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salt-glazed stoneware, applied and impressed decoration, pewter
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