Scent bottle

Vienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period

ca. 1730 · Hard-paste porcelain, gold · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Medieval travelers used leather pilgrim flasks to transport water. The form was appropriated in later centuries for large, opulent examples made in silver or glass. Employed on small scale, it was an appropriate choice for a luxury object intended to hold an expensive fragrance. This example is embellished with low-relief decoration, including shells and chinoiserie figures, and ornamental strapwork.

Artist

Vienna|Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period

Date

ca. 1730

Medium

Hard-paste porcelain, gold

Culture

Austrian, Vienna

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982