Ewer
18th century
Maker Unknown
Arts of the Islamic World
Small pouring vessels like this and the long-necked sprinkler nearby were used for dispensing rosewater and other perfumes, shared with guests at festive occasions. The slim, curvaceous spouts of the ewer and sprinkler forms were admired and adapted by nineteenth- and twentieth-century glassmakers in the West, most notably Tiffany.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Vessel
- Formatted Medium
- Translucent deep blue glass; free blown, applied, and pinched; tooled on the pontil
- Dynasty
- Qajar
- Period
- Qajar Period
- Dimensions
- 6 1/2 x 3 11/16 in. (16.5 x 9.3 cm)
- Departments
- Arts of the Islamic World
- Accession Number
- 46.63.3
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt
- Exhibitions
- Infinite Blue
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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