Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Jewellery, Rooms 91, The William and Judith Bollinger Gallery

Scent Flask

17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scent flask in the form of a woven covered basket, silver-gilt.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver-gilt
Brief description
Scent flask, silver gilt, in the form of a woven covered basket, western Europe, 17th century
Physical description
Scent flask in the form of a woven covered basket, silver-gilt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.6cm
  • Width: 2.9cm
  • Depth: 2.9cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by W. T. Johnson
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
M.1782-1944

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdJune 3, 2005
Record URL
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest