Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant

French

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The English name of this object comes from the French pomme d’ambre (apple of amber). In the Middle Ages it would have been filled with perfume or musk and functioned as a belt accessory. A spring mechanism allows the three segments to open and display three female saints, although there is no space inside to contain the perfume.

Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French

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Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French
Pomander Bead from a Rosary or Devotional Pendant, Silver gilt, textile and silver thread tassel, French

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