Ewer
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Object Label
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.
Caption
Ewer, 18th century. Translucent deep blue glass; free blown, applied, and pinched; tooled on the pontil, 6 1/2 x 3 11/16 in. (16.5 x 9.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 46.63.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 46.63.3_side1_PS2.jpg)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Ewer
Date
18th century
Dynasty
Qajar
Period
Qajar Period
Medium
Translucent deep blue glass; free blown, applied, and pinched; tooled on the pontil
Classification
Dimensions
6 1/2 x 3 11/16 in. (16.5 x 9.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt
Accession Number
46.63.3
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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