A pair of silver rosewater sprinklers

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Description
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.
Name
A pair of silver rosewater sprinklers
Categories
Decorative Arts Tableware Other Tableware
Periods
17th Century Antique ca. 1700
Materials
silver
Measurements
Height: 32 cm
Reference
DAAA100544

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