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Rosewater Sprinkler

late 18th–19th century
Not on view
This bottle is typical of the objects that were displayed in open niches in reception rooms of Ottoman-period upper-class Syrian homes

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rosewater Sprinkler
  • Date: late 18th–19th century
  • Geography: Probably from Turkey, Beykoz, Istanbul
  • Medium: Glass; blown
  • Dimensions: Ht. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
    W. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm)
    D. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.1544
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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