Rose-water Sprinkler and Tray

CultureIndian
Titles
  • Rose-water Sprinkler and Tray
Date18th century
MediumSilver filigree
Dimensions.A, Sprinkler: 11 1/8 × 3 1/2 in. diameter (28.3 × 8.9 cm)
.B, Tray: 1/2 × 6 1/4 in. diameter (1.3 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mohammed Rezai
Object number2015.503.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
113 Islamic Art Gallery
Exposé

Explore Further

Object Type
DescriptionRosewater sprinklers (gulabpash) are an essential element of Indian courtly life, though the form is originally Persian. The intricate scrolling patterns of the slender-necked sprinkler with lobed body and accompanying tray are made using the complex technique of silver filigree.
Provenance[Amir Mohtashemi Ltd., London]; Mohammed Rezai, Houston, 2014; given to MFAH, 2015.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Perfume sprinkler (qumqum)
13th century
Glass; blown, marvered, applied, tooled and worked on the pontil
70.108
Al Fazl bringing water for Yahya Barmaki to make his ablution
c. 1595
(A) Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper (B) Ink and gold on paper
2007.1198
Roses and Nightingale
Muhammad Baqir
late 18th century
Ink and watercolor on paper
2015.97
Huqqa Base with Floral Design
mid-17th century
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware)
2019.699
Huqqa Base with Landscape
mid-17th century
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware)
2019.700
Incense Burner
mid-17th century
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver and brass (bidri ware)
2019.701.A,.B
High-spouted Ewer
late 12th century
Brass; raised, repoussé, inlaid with silver and copper
2014.1
Basin
early 14th century
Brass; engraved and originally inlaid with silver
2010.218
Carpet Weight
late 17th–early 18th century
Zinc alloy; cast, engraved, and inlaid with silver (bidri ware)
2015.410
Processional Standard
17th century
Steel
2022.370
Huqqa Base
18th century
Brass
2015.98