Glass pikdan spittoon, India, late 19th century Campaniform base surmounted by an inverted bell-shaped opening, in lavender-blue glass decorated with a painted gold mesh housing blue and white enameled irises. Height: 12.5 cm Decor slightly faded in places. This spittoon seems immediately inspired by a model in midnight-blue glass in the al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait (LNS 138 G). This type of piece was part of the objects found in the homes or on the terraces of upper-class people. It is associated with betel nut chewing. Ref : CARBONI, Stefano, Glass from Islamic Lands, Thames and Hudson, London : 2001, Cat. 105, pp. 386-387.