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The Object

The Object I chose was from the Boijmans Museum and exhibited in the Design collection. The object was one of the items I chose for the kick off week. I chose it based on shape and form, so I did not find out what it actually was. When I had to choose an object for this assignment, I was still intrigued by this item and wanted to know more of it.

The Beginning

The first thing I did, was figuring out what it actually was. On the Boijmans website I managed to track it down in their online catalogue. It gave me its history, material and what it was. There was not a lot of information given about the certain object except that it is a pilgrim's bottle. So what's a pilgrim bottle? A pilgrim bottle was an object carried by travelers on their journey. While most that survived were very expensive that it is assumed that they must be purely for display; however they were made everywhere from Asia to Europe and various materials. They all retain the same characteristics though. it's a vessel with a body from an almost full circle, flattened, to a pear shape with a shortish neck, a spreading foot and, generally, two loops on the shoulders. Through the loops either a chain or a cord was passed from carrying the bottle or for maintaining the stopper in place. Additionally, They have religious imagery.

Our bottle has not much information, but enough to possible deduce what the user was worshipping. it's made using relief-application. A method of adding pieces of clay to the layer which creates relief. It's origin is in France, Sain Porchaire.