A completely rounded bottle with a neck and two symmetrical handles. There are symmetrical decorations that are dark blue, turquoise, and yellow.

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Unknown Maker, Moroccan

Pilgrim Flask

Maker

Culture

Moroccan

Title

Pilgrim Flask
Radeke Pottery

Year

1800s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

RadekeE_105

Type

Ceramics

Exhibition History

Trading Earth

Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce

Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

A ceramic form found worldwide, pilgrim flasks were modeled after dried gourds used by travelers to carry water on long journeys. Examples in metal, glass, and ceramics followed; some versions remained functional, while others became purely decorative.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Moroccan

Pilgrim Flask; Radeke Pottery, 1800s

Earthenware with tin glaze, polychrome metal oxides, and glaze

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke RadekeE_105

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