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Rosewater Flask
(Islamic World )
Rosewater, a concentrated liquid made from rose blooms and used for many purposes, was kept in flasks like this one.The town of Kütahya where this flask was made was a center of ceramic production in the Ottoman Empire. There the ceramic industry was dependent on the Armenian Christian population, who not only were artists of ceramics but also served as merchants in its trade—they connected the Ottoman Empire to other regions through robust trade networks.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2007 | Ottoman Embroideries and Other Ornament. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Turkey, Kütahya (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 5/8 x W: 3 3/8 in. (16.8 x 8.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1208