A pair of silver rosewater sprinklers

A pair of silver rosewater sprinklers

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Daatselaar Fine Art & Antiques
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A pair of silver rosewater sprinklers
Afmetingen
Hoogte: 32 cm
Referentie
DAAA100544
Kleuren
Zwart, Grijs, Zilver
Categorieën
Decoratieve kunst Serviesgoed Overig Tafelgerei
Materialen
zilver Zilver
Perioden
17e eeuw Antiek ca. 1700
Omschrijving
Because these bottles had to contain a liquid the silver filigree was mounted as decoration to the silver bottles. Rosewater sprinkling originally was an Iranian custom observed during the festival of Ab Pasthan to invoke the memory of rainfall that put an end to famine. As the tradition of rosewater sprinkling spread to India and further to South East Asia and was adopted by the Portuguese, Dutch and English, it became more common. It was used to sprinkle the hands of a wedding couple and generally to welcome guests. Today it is not unusual to be sprinkled over the hands when leaving a restaurant, from the Arab world to South East Asia.

Weight: 392 grams and 438 grams.
provenances
Dutch private collection

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