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Pomander
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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)
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
David Berg New York; his bequest to the Fogg Museum 1999.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Bequest of David Berg
Title: Pomander
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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