Rijksmuseum

Bottle

Date

c. 1680 - c. 1685

Medium

earthenware, tin glaze

Culture

Delft

Institution

Rijksmuseum

Vessels of this form are often referred to as pilgrim flasks because they resemble the bottles travellers carried on a strap hanging from their belt on long journeys. This one probably derives from silver models that no longer had any practical function, but instead simply embellished formally laid tables or sideboards.

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