Ovoid barrel shape, decorated in underglaze blue with a floral scroll. Height 14.5 cm.
Chips.
Compare with an almost identical in the Royal Dresden Porzellan Collection, Inventory no; PO 2427.
Genever jar for the Dutch Market.
Jenever also known as genever, genièvre, peket, or sometimes as Dutch gin, is the juniper-flavored traditional liquor in the Netherlands. The Genever kan be traced back as early as to the 16th century and was very popular during the 17th and 18th centuries when these bottles was comissioned.