Water Jug, ca. 1600

Brass, cast, engraved, blackened

(H x W x D)38,5 × 25 × 20,5 cm

Place of originÎran

Status

not on display

About the workThis brass jug, richly decorated with floral and vine patterns, was used at mealtimes to wash hands with fragrant rose water. The shape of the jug, with its bulbous body and narrow neck, resembles typical Persian ceramic bottles. Arts and crafts flourished in Persia from the end of the sixteenth century until the eighteenth century. Europeans bought similar art objects as travel souvenirs during visits to Isfahan, Persia’s capital during this period, or to the ruins of ancient Persepolis.

AccessionAcquired 1927 from the Kunstgewerbemuseum

Provenance[...]; bis 11.5.1886 Dr. Franz Johann Joseph Bock, Kanonikus, Geistlicher und Kunsthistoriker (Aachen-Burtscheid 1823-1899 Aachen); 11.5.1886 - 1927 ehem. Kunstgewerbemuseum Düsseldorf (1883-1927) angekauft von Bock; 1927 übernommen aus dem Kunstgewerbemuseum

Inventory numberP 10556

Persian (culture)

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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