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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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Document identity
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98626
label
Screw Top for a Bottle (Schraubflasche)
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98626
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object
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Screw Top for a 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
wikidata
Q79485058
genreSpecific
Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.)
cul
Germany, Bavaria, Kreussen
accession
1918.327.b
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pewter
tombstone
Screw Top for a Bottle (Schraubflasche), c. 1660–80. Germany, Bavaria, Kreussen. Pewter; overall: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.327.b
collection
Decorative Arts
didYouKnow
This screw top adorns the top of a bottle.
creditline
Gift of Charles G. King Jr.
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2026-05-29 05:19:16.435000
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98626
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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pewter
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1
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0
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photo
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