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Taking inspiration from
Isabella D'Este (a Renaissance woman who was a patron
of the arts), I found a lovely painting in which around
her waist there was a chain hanging with a beautiful
vessel called a pomander. This served as the source of
inspiration for my project.A pomander, from French pomme
d'ambre, i.e. apple of amber, is a ball made of
perfumes, such as ambergris (whence the name), musk, or
civet. The vessels which contained the pomanders were
hung from a neck chain or belt,or attached to the
girdle, and were usually perforated in a variety of
openwork techniques, and made of gold or silver in
order to carry perfume or talismans.
The vessel for this
project combines three stitches:
RAW, peyote and the
wonderful new Hubble stitch.
The vessel opens to hold
a treasure.
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