Bottle vase: EC.1-1942

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Factory: Meissen Porcelain Factory
Painter: Preissler, Ignaz (Possibly)
Factory: Unknown

Entities

Bottle vase
vase

Categories

Hard-paste porcelain

Description

Hard-paste porcelain with applied moulded reliefs painted in black enamel (schwarzlot) and lightly gilt. Quadrangular bottle-shaped vase has a long tapering neck, and stands on low square base. The reliefs are painted in black enamel (schwarzlot) slight gilding, Two sides have satyr masks, birds, fruit, and the remaining two sides have bouquet’s of flowers in relief. One of a pair.

Notes

History note: Alfred Spero, London, from whom purchased

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 19.4 cm
Width: 8.9 cm

Place(s) associated

Meissen ⪼ Germany
Kronstädt (Brasov)
Vienna ⪼ Austria

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1942-02-14) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Circa 1715 CE - 1720 CE

Note

Since c. 1980 considered to be Meissen, possibly painted at Kronstadt by Ignaz Preissler

School or Style

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( black) gold
Reliefs

Materials used in production

Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: EC.1-1942
Primary reference Number: 140390
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 13 October 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Cite this record

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:


            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Bottle vase" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140390 Accessed: 2024-04-24 10:30:23

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:


            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140390
            |title=Bottle vase
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-24 10:30:23|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-140390

Machine readable data

JSON Linked Art XML TXT QR code

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Bottle

Bottle

Accession Number: C.1-1980

An image of Bottle

Bottle

Accession Number: C.2-1982

An image of Bottle

Bottle

Accession Number: C.38-1978

An image of Snuff bottle

Snuff bottle

Accession Number: O.155 & A-1946

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Henslow's Fontinalis - A2 poster

Henslow's Fontinalis - A2 poster

£9.99

Featured image for the project: Santa and Rudolf Snowballing - Christmas card pack

Santa and Rudolf Snowballing - Christmas card pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: Arts & Crafts Tiles - Notecard pack

Arts & Crafts Tiles - Notecard pack

£6.00

Featured image for the project: Cambridge 800 by Quentin Blake - Tea towel

Cambridge 800 by Quentin Blake - Tea towel

£10.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: One-handled spouted pharmacy

One-handled spouted pharmacy

Featured image for the project: One-handled spouted pharmacy jar

One-handled spouted pharmacy jar

Featured image for the project: Two-handled pharmacy jar

Two-handled pharmacy jar

Featured image for the project: Bottle or flask

Bottle or flask

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...