Who created "Bottle (Kendi)"?

Bottle (Kendi) was created by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory in c. 1710.

When was "Bottle (Kendi)" created?

This artwork was created c. 1710.

What medium is "Bottle (Kendi)"?

Bottle (Kendi) is Böttger stoneware.

Bottle (Kendi)

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

c. 1710

Medium

Böttger stoneware

Dimensions

17.5 × 12.1 × 10.8 cm (6 7/8 × 4 3/4 × 4 1/4 in.)

Classification

ornamental piece

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

10902

About the Artist

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory

The Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, established on June 6, 1710, by Augustus II the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, in the Albrechtsburg castle at Meissen near Dresden, marked Europe's breakthrough in producing true hard-paste porcelain. Building on experiments by physicist Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus and alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger, who perfected the formula using local...

Bottle (Kendi)

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