ANTIQUE MOROCCAN PERFUME BOTTLE,Made in 1945 Pure Metal and Silver

n the year 1872, the British doctor Arthur Laird visited the coastal Moroccan cities, from Tangier to Essaouira and Agadir, passing through many other cities such as Marrakesh, Rabat, Casablanca, and El Jadida. During his journey, he was struck by a deeply rooted Moroccan custom he described as “royal-like” or “sultanic”: the ritual of perfume sprinkling during weddings. This involved using a brass or silver tool called a "mrachcha" to spray perfume on the guests as a gesture of welcome and hospitality
the British doctor further notes in his book, published in London in 1891 under the title "Morocco and the Moroccans," that during his visit to the palace of Sultan Sidi Mohammed bin Abd al-Rahman, he observed servants spraying perfume in front of the guests—just as he had seen during weddings in Tangier and Marrakesh. He later witnessed the same practice in many Moroccan households and came to understand that it was a traditional gesture of welcome, or as Moroccans say, “takbir b’d-dhen