sprinkler flask
Object NameRose Water Sprinkler
Made FromGlass
Date1700-1799
Place MadePersia
TechniquePattern-molded, blown
SizeOverall H: 20.25 cm; Diam: 8.6 cm
Accession Number51.1.84
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionRose Water Sprinkler. Bubbly glass, green-aquamarine with streaks of amber; pattern-molded and free-blown; chestnut-shaped body with hollow drawn circular foot and conical kick-up in base with rough pontil mark; long slender flute-shaped neck with swelling above body; slender pouring spout with broad opening into one end on narrow side of body and with finned collar applied on end; small loop handle attached on swelling in neck and at top of body; tooled line below rim; applied vermicular collar midway between rim and swelling in neck; pattern of expanded vertical ribbing visible in upper body and lower neck.Provenance
Former Collection
Mrs. Harry Hillyer Brigham
about 1650
