Landscape Flask and Cover
Manufacturer
Meissen
(Dresden, Germany, founded 1710)
DatePossibly 1800 - 1900
Object NameFlask
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall: Height: 24 cm
AcquisitionCochrane Collection, presented in 1995 with assistance from the National Art Collections Fund.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS024732
About MeAlthough the flask owes its shape to ceramics that were being imported into Europe from East Asia, the decoration on this vessel is wholly European with its vignette landscape scenes and purple formalised acanthus decoration.
mid 18th Century
