Musk ball


🌸 This Tudor pomander, or 'musk ball', was found on the Surrey bank of the Thames, in 1854.
The frame of the pomander has survived intact, with five of the twelve pearls, but sadly, none of the original enamel decoration.
🌸 The central tubular shaft contains a thread in the upper section, and the small ring-topped gold screw fastens the remaining five separate elements together, once they have been assembled.
🌸 This meant that the whole thing could be taken apart easily, and the pomander refilled with a perfumed substance.
Oranges were popular fillings, as was aromatic ball of substances, like resin, gum, wax or dirt mixed with musk, rose petals, herbs and spices.
🌸 Pomanders were carried, held to the nose, suspended on chains on clothing or girdles, or hung in rooms to ward off bad smells, to freshen clothes, and make the wearer smell nice.
🌸 Elizabeth I, was said to carry a pomander scented with Damask Rose, Benzoin and Ambergris.

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