18th CENTURY ALMORRATXA

A beautiful and very rare 18th-century four-hole perfume sprinkler made of blown and tweezer-worked glass,
in perfect condition.

Often mistaken for a flower girl, this rare vase, emblematic of Catalan glasswork, is actually a small
scented water flask pierced with three to five openings and a very tapered neck. These vases were given 
as gifts by young men to the girls they invited to dance. The girl held the almorratxa in her hand
during the dance and tried to sprinkle the other dancers with scented water.