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This casting bottle would have been used to hold a flower essence, typically rosewater, and to sprinkle it over the hands and body. Such bottles are occasionally known as 'sprinklers'.
History & Use
Casting bottles were luxury accessories that were used by members of the European court and aristocracy from the 15th century to the mid-17th, and they are known to have been given as New Year gifts at the court of Henry VIII. They became redundant after the introduction of musk and resin-based perfumes and the development of larger-scale perfume bottles forming part of a dressing-table set.
Design
Casting bottles are generally found in the form of the traditional pilgrim flask, with a flattened body, a long neck and chains attached to the shoulders. At the forefront of European fashion, they are usually decorated in the very latest styles; this English example has the characteristic strapwork ornament derived from Flemish designs of the 1540s. The stopper and chains are later replacements.","physicalDescription":"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Silver, chased, embossed and engraved, with applied shaped and punched wires","categories":[{"text":"Metalwork","id":"THES48920"},{"text":"SCRAN","id":"THES48897"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"MET","id":"THES48599"},"images":["2006AM5167","2006AJ3721","2006AM5168","2006AL5947"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"58E","id":"THES49233"},"free":"","case":"CA1","shelf":"","box":"13"},{"current":{"text":"58E","id":"THES49233"},"free":"","case":"CA1","shelf":"","box":"13"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"flask","id":""}],[{"text":"Stopper","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"England","id":"x28826"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1540-1550","earliest":"1540-01-01","latest":"1550-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"REPRO.1872B-3","id":"O375763"},"association":"Reproduction"}],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"12","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"6.7","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"maximum","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"4.1","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"Dimensions checked: measured; 08/12/1998 by dw","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Engraved with a later crest of an eagle's head","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":"A8877"},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"Made in England by an unidentified maker, using the mark of a cusped 'I'; the strapwork ornament may derive from a design by Balthazar Sylvius (born in Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, 1518, died in Antwerp, Belgium, 1580)","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nThis small bottle was designed to hold perfumed water. Casting bottles were luxury accessories for the fashion- conscious aristocracy, and their decoration often reflected the latest European trends. They are now exceptionally rare. The ornament on this bottle is a very early example of strapwork, consisting of flattened, overlapping bands which resemble strips of leather.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}},{"text":"Treasures of the Royal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars label text: \r\n\r\nCasting bottle\r\nAbout 1540–50\r\n\r\nThis small bottle, designed to hold perfumed water, was a luxurious accessory for the fashion-conscious courtier. The design was inspired by the work of the\r\nAntwerp goldsmith Balthasar Sylvius. It bears a later English owner’s heraldic eagle crest.\r\n\r\nEngland\r\nSilver, chased, embossed and engraved, with applied shaped\r\nand punched wire\r\nV&A 451-1865","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["451:1-1865","451:2-1865"],"accessionNumberNum":"451","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1865,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","flask","Stopper"],"assets":["2017KB6036","2019LN1132","2019LN3301","2019LR1475","2019LP8390","2019LP3764","2019LP1026","2019LT8694","2019LV6020","2019LV5769"],"recordModificationDate":"2022-09-23","recordCreationDate":"1999-04-28"}}