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Sprinkler

Title	Sprinkler
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1870
Publication Place	Fez (made) -
Subject	Africa Ceramics
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	Height: 24cm, (maximum width) width: 8cm
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	1571-1871
Record ID	1571-1871
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1870
Notes	This bottle was used for storing and sprinkling perfume or rosewater. It was made in Fez, an important centre for Moroccan pottery, where professional male potters created decorative tableware for urban consumers. It was donated to the V&A by George Maw, founder of Maw & Co., a British manufacturer of ceramic tiles. The company won many medals and awards at the international exhibitions which were a feature of the late 19th century. This bottle was displayed at the 1871 Annual International Exhibition held in London.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Tin-glazed earthenware Earthenware Tin-Glazed
Fiziksel açıklama	Glazed earthenware sprinkler for perfume or rosewater. Polychrome decoration with blobs of unfired red pigment applied over the glaze.

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Sprinkler

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1870

Publication Place Fez (made) -

Subject Africa Ceramics

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions Height: 24cm, (maximum width) width: 8cm

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID 1571-1871

Record ID 1571-1871

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1870

Notes This bottle was used for storing and sprinkling perfume or rosewater. It was made in Fez, an important centre for Moroccan pottery, where professional male potters created decorative tableware for urban consumers. It was donated to the V&A by George Maw, founder of Maw & Co., a British manufacturer of ceramic tiles. The company won many medals and awards at the international exhibitions which were a feature of the late 19th century. This bottle was displayed at the 1871 Annual International Exhibition held in London.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Tin-glazed earthenware Earthenware Tin-Glazed

Fiziksel açıklama Glazed earthenware sprinkler for perfume or rosewater. Polychrome decoration with blobs of unfired red pigment applied over the glaze.