tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4794979297417903983..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: WHAT IS THIS? by Eleanor UpdaleMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-4746876711550418622013-02-27T18:52:49.369+00:002013-02-27T18:52:49.369+00:00It looks to me as if it could possibly be made of ...It looks to me as if it could possibly be made of pewter, especially if it's quite heavy. Pewter became popular in the early 20th century after falling out of fashion in the 19th century. The design of your little casket also looks as if it might have been influenced by the art nouveau style.Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-49114078412307202522013-02-27T12:28:51.361+00:002013-02-27T12:28:51.361+00:00Oh, I'd be so tempted to clean it!Oh, I'd be so tempted to clean it!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-34568341242206194462013-02-26T05:04:51.061+00:002013-02-26T05:04:51.061+00:00I would have said a potpourri container, but I'...I would have said a potpourri container, but I've spotted a few around online which look quite similar and are described as vintage trinket boxes, including <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/105987719/vintage-brass-trinket-boxes-set-of-two?ref=sr_gallery_8&ga_includes%5B0%5D=tags&ga_search_query=brass+trinket+box&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=brass+trinket+box&ga_includes%5B%5D=tags&ga_view_type=gallery" rel="nofollow"> these ones</a> which came from an estate sale.<br /><br />It seems that metal trinket boxes decorated in this style were fashionable around the first couple of decades of the 20th century, so vintage rather than antique. They came in many sizes but small caskets like yours were for little bits and pieces like rings and earrings. Maybe you intuitively knew what it was for :)<br /><br />It might be fun to drop into one of those eclectic antiques/junk shops sometime to get an opinion and perhaps find the answer to the mystery!Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367569632016734415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-67805912424365271872013-02-25T16:28:10.000+00:002013-02-25T16:28:10.000+00:00Wonderful! Love this post and your pomander/box/be...Wonderful! Love this post and your pomander/box/beautiful thing! Thanks for showing us! Good for those earrings, too.adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50387429081198715282013-02-25T15:55:49.175+00:002013-02-25T15:55:49.175+00:00Yes, a pomander does sound likely. What a delightf...Yes, a pomander does sound likely. What a delightful thing to find! We have got a clay pipe and an old ploughshare, plus innumerable bits of blue and white china, nothing as exciting as that (and since we sit on the site of an old agricultural labourer's cottage, unlikely to find anything so exquisite! Lucky you.Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62363056316323916002013-02-25T12:19:49.268+00:002013-02-25T12:19:49.268+00:00I'm inclined to agree with Mark, some kind of ...I'm inclined to agree with Mark, some kind of pomander. You could perhaps put lavender inside and leave on a windowsill (meant to deter flies) or it could simply be a trinket dish for a lady.<br />Lovely find though.Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883872967866412467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30697324246906991622013-02-25T10:24:27.331+00:002013-02-25T10:24:27.331+00:00What a lovely object! I think you're right and...What a lovely object! I think you're right and that this is for holding sweet-smelling spices - a sort of pomander. Given its weight and design, obviously not to be carried but perhaps put on a window sill in a lady's bedchamber where it would be warmed by the sun. I did wonder whether it might be a small incense burner but the design inside makes that unlikely. It's obviously meant to be seen; far too beautiful to be hidden in a cupboard, and the rose design would support the idea it was for something scented. I'd guess it's cast rather than worked. Definitely a copper alloy. It could have lead in it but bronze (copper & tin) is pretty weighty. I'd also guess 17th century.Mark Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17271587070391155947noreply@blogger.com