Rare red faience jug

In Turkish form, red-brown faience. The exhibited circular base is full, conically tapering and divided by vertical profile rings. Deeply set, it has a raised curved spout resembling a fish mouth. On opposite sides are double curved volute handles, connected to the body with a plant knot. The built-in turban-shaped so-called Turkish band features relief and a double disc handle. Eight-ribbed wall and threaded decoration. The form is most likely a work by Johann Jakob Irninger. Height 19.5 cm. The vessel's shape traces back to metal types of Islamic jugs. This type was already present in the 1710 manufactory program and in the 1711 inventory of the Meissen manufactory as "Turkish coffee jugs." Böttger's "red porcelain" could be well molded and turned, with various types of decoration. Partially, the wall is decorated with small floral relief in Chinese style or coated with black glaze and adorned with gold painting by Martin Schnell. See Eberle, Cat. Böttger Stoneware, Schlösschen Friedenstein Gotha, No. 27f. (Inv. No. St 320, St 124); Gielke, Cat. Meissen Porcelain, Grassi Museum, No. 1 (Inv. No. 1944.5a, b), Johann Friedrich Böttger on his 300th birthday, Fig. I/38; Pietsch, Wark Collection, No. 122; SKD, Inv. No. PE 766; V&A Museum, Inv. No. C.34&A-1922. Rare red faience jug of Böttger's "Turkish form" with relief stamped decoration. Meissen. Circa 1710.