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Source Description
An enameled gold pomander, the round base with a mottled grey crouching monkey chained to a tree trunk, an apple in his paw, within a vari-colored wreath of raised sprigs of fruit and flowers, the hinged pierced back with a flat wreath round a central rosette "en suite," containing the pad which was impregnated with musk and other aromatic substances. Four hanging chains attached to a corona with four applied cinquefoils and a suspension loop.The pomander retains its original box 73.6.
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Document identity
localId
434
label
Monkey Pomander
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
434
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Monkey Pomander
description
An enameled gold pomander, the round base with a mottled grey crouching monkey chained to a tree trunk, an apple in his paw, within a vari-colored wreath of raised sprigs of fruit and flowers, the hinged pierced back with a flat wreath round a central rosette "en suite," containing the pad which was impregnated with musk and other aromatic substances. Four hanging chains attached to a corona with four applied cinquefoils and a suspension loop.The pomander retains its original box 73.6.
provenance
Raoul Heilbronner, Paris, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase, Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
17th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
pomanders
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, enamel, gem
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
BAR
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2227
2513
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
e60be2233936faf5
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
8e183c52c2316146
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no
hasDescription
no