FAAQ #19 - What is a Kuttrolf?

What has a bulbous bottom, a thin neck and a wide mouth? A kuttrolf! Can you find the kuttrolf in The Last Supper? You can almost hear the gurgling in this fascinating German wine decanter. In this FAAQ, Jessie explores a few kuttrolfen at the Getty, around the world, and even in pop culture!
Artworks Featured:
Kuttrolf van filigraanglas, ~1600-1700, Rijksmuseum, www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collect...
Filigrana Bottle (Kuttrolf), late 16th or early 17th century, Getty: www.getty.edu/art/collection/...
Bottle (Kuttrolf), German (MET, 83.7.199), courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art: www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
Bottle (Kuttrolf), German (MET, 27.185.85), courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art:
www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
Spirits Flask (MET, 40.67.2), courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art:
www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
Glass bottle (MET, X.21.203), courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art: www.metmuseum.org/art/collect...
Kuttrolf (Bottle with Divided Neck, courtesy Art Institute of Chicago
www.artic.edu/artworks/54544/...
The Last Supper painting, Museum Boijmans:
www.boijmans.nl/en/collection...
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