Rose Water Sprinkler

Object Name: 
Rose Water Sprinkler

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Object Name: 
Rose Water Sprinkler
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
possibly Italy, Venice
Accession Number: 
63.3.9
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 23.7 cm; Foot Diam: 8.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1600-1699
Primary Description: 
Rose Water Sprinkler. Colorless. Blown, mold-blown; tooled. Mold-blown (16 ribs) body constricted into nine bulges that diminish in diameter both above and below center; bulge at top is elongated to form widely flaring mouth with fire-polished rim pinched to form spout. Body is joined by glue-bit to shallow, blown foot with out(?)-folded pontil mark.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Henrich, Wilhelm, Source
1963-01-28
Category: 
Renaissance
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
mold-blowing
tooling
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Recent Important Acquisitions, 6 (1964) illustrated, p. 161, #23; BIB# AI97744