Pomander
1600-1619 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
The gilded lid of this pomander or scent container can be removed to release six segmented compartments which are hinged at the bottom. The form imitates a western European 17th-century object but the ornament is closer to silver made in the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey was at the heart of the Empire) and it was bought in Persia. It was common for court silversmiths in Istanbul to produce objects in western fashions.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt |
| Physical description | Parcel gilt Pomander |
| Gallery label | Silver Gallery:
This pomander or scent container was bought in Persia. The style imitates a Western European 17th-century object. The ornament is closer to Ottoman silver, however, and was common for court silversmiths in Istanbul produced objects in western tastes.(26/11/2002) |
| Credit line | Clarke-Thornhill Gift |
| Object history | Clarke-Thornhill Gift |
| Production | possibly Ottoman; [lid later] |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The gilded lid of this pomander or scent container can be removed to release six segmented compartments which are hinged at the bottom. The form imitates a western European 17th-century object but the ornament is closer to silver made in the Ottoman Empire (present day Turkey was at the heart of the Empire) and it was bought in Persia. It was common for court silversmiths in Istanbul to produce objects in western fashions. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.91-1919 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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