Skip to main content

Sprinkler bottle: C.10-1985

An image of Sprinkler bottle
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Sprinkler bottle
Current Location: Gallery 33

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Mould-blown, bubbly dark blue-green glass with applied handle and spout. Bulbous body, gadrooned on the underside with narrow cylindrical neck decorated with trailing, above which there is a kink before it flares outwards the rim. Slender upward-curving spout with wings at the mouth. Pincered handle attached to the lower part of the neck and shoulder. Pontil mark on base.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by A.H. Palmer, Esq.

Measurements and weight

Height: 17 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1985) by Palmer, A. H.

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 CE - 1800 CE

Components of the work

Body
Decoration

Materials used in production

Blue-green glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.10-1985
Primary reference Number: 28050

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 13 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Sprinkler bottle" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/28050 Accessed: 2025-12-05 12:55:47

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/28050 |title=Sprinkler bottle |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 12:55:47|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-28050

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa16/C_10_1985_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Sprinkler bottle"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Sprinkler bottle</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo