1999.306.13: Pomander

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1999.306.13

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

Pomander

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Work Type

tool/equipment

Date

c. 1600-1650

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/149780

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

6.35 x 3.6 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• hallmark: Engraved on underside of hexagonal foot: initials A(star)L; central post scratched on each facet with numbers 1 to 6

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

David Berg, New York; his bequest to the Fogg Museum, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of David Berg

Accession Year

1999

Object Number

1999.306.13

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Elongated globe shape on hexagonal flat foot with six hinged, segmented compartments held together with screw-in rounded top; cast foliate finial with loop for hanging. Each segment chased on exterior with scrolling foliate and floral motifs (different flowers on each, including tulips, poppies etc.) and a number from 1 to 6; top also decorated with scrolling foliate motifs. Compartments open out like a flower from central hexaform post, pierced at top of each facet. Each segment has sliding grooved lid which opens to reveal hollow interior, engraved with different letters, probably to indicate its contents (B,B,m,A,m,A)

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