Reukflacon

Reukflacon

anonymous

Details

Dimensions
height 5.1 cm x diameter 2.9 cm x weight 26 g
Origin
Netherlands
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Artistic Disciplines

  • Jewelry Both · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum classifies the object as a vinaigrette and pendant (jewelry), and the image shows a small ornament with a suspension loop and jeweled gold fittings.

Subject Matter

  • Flora Visual · 98%

    Flowers, leaves, and stems are repeatedly painted across the rounded enameled surfaces.

Visual Qualities

  • Patterns Visual · 96%

    Floral sprays, leafy forms, ornamental bands, and repeated small marks organize the object's surfaces as decorative patterning.

  • Bulbous Visual · 96%

    The body is composed of pronounced rounded, swollen volumes above and below a narrow jeweled collar.

Time Periods

  • 17th Century Art Metadata · 98%

    The catalog dates the object to circa 1620–1640.

Geographic Regions

  • Dutch Art Metadata · 94%

    The catalog gives the place of origin as the Netherlands.

Materials

  • Gold Both · 98%

    Gold is listed in the catalog medium and is visibly used for the bands, fittings, collar, and suspension loop.

  • Gemstone Both · 95%

    The catalog lists gemstones, and a row of faceted purple-red stones is visible in the collar below the upper rounded section.

  • Enamel Both · 98%

    The catalog describes the gold as partly enameled, while the image shows glossy, multicolored enamel decoration on the rounded sections.

Tableware, Vessels, and Objects

  • Container Metadata · 98%

    The catalog classification identifies the object as a vinaigrette, a small fragrance container.

Source & rights

anonymous. Reukflacon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.