Sprinkler bottle
Category
Ceramics
Date
1695 - 1715
Materials
porcelain, overglaze polychrome enamels
Measurements
190 mm (Height); 50 mm (Dia of base)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
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Wallington, Northumberland
NT 581610
Summary
Sprinkler or bottle, porcelain, of pear shape, with elongated narrow neck and spreading foot, made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, China, 1695-1715; decorated in translucent polychrome (famille verte) enamels, painted with a stylised hibiscus-type flower and sprays on the sides with scattered sprays on the neck and footrim, with a chevron band at the shoulder.
Full description
These bottles are known as sprinklers, used in Indo-Islamic countries to distributed rose-scented water or other perfumed liquids when greeting guests. The are also found in Indian silver and also glass ware, Europeans also adopted the practice.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt