A RETICULATED WHITE JADE POMANDER
18TH CENTURY
Of domed shape, carved in openwork with a pattern of cash diaper, between raised single-line borders at each edge, with gold and enamel mounts marked 'Boucheron Paris'
3 in. (7.7 cm.) diam.
来源
P. Delplace, Brussels, Belgium, 1971.
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Small pomanders of this type would be used to hold aromatic substances, and would be carried or placed amidst one's belongings. The reticulated form would allow for the release of fragrance.