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MONUMENTAL PILGRIM FLASK

Creator(s): Zsolnay (Manufacturer)

Currently in storage


About this object

The round jug has a tall narrow neck with a stopper. The stopper has a round knob at the end. On each side are two rectangular handles. The background is cream with a round medallion on both the front and back. They are decorated with sprays of flowers and leaves in rose and dark blue. The medallion has an elaborate border which is repeated on the stopper. It sits on four short curved outsplayed feet.

Object name:
MONUMENTAL PILGRIM FLASK
Made from:
Porcelain faience
Made in:
Pécs, Hungary
Date made:
1875-1895
Size:
74.3 × 50.8 cm (29 1/4 × 20 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
27.37.1-2
Class:
CERAMICS
Signature marks:
MARK in overglaze red: MADE IN HUNGARY; impressed and in underglaze blue: ZSOLNAY PECS; some numbers impressed; the mark of the company (5 churches); also JF M
Credit line:
Gift of General Foods, 1978