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![Maker Unknown (German), Pomander, 1580-90 Maker Unknown (German), Pomander, 1580-90](https://artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_large/public/mh_1986_33_127_v1-hpr_0.jpg?itok=zLGw4YnK)
Curatorial Intern Madeline Ketley '17 recently catalogued materials from the Fellows Collection of Silver and Snuff Bottles, a gift to MHCAM in 1986 from Josephine Purtscher Fellows (Class of 1924). In the newest installment of the blog series Objects of Our Affection, Ketley reveals the history and allure of a tiny silver pomander from this collection. Read on to discover the secrets contained in this delicate 16th-century object.
![Maker Unknown (American), 2 photographs, ca. 1940s Maker Unknown (American), 2 photographs, ca. 1940s](https://artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_large/public/roscoe_double_1.jpg?itok=bm5irhOH)
Recent Mount Holyoke graduate Emma Kennedy '16 reflects on her work with a collection of photographs gifted to MHCAM by Ann Zelle '65. During her curatorial internship at the Museum, and in her research for a final paper, Kennedy contemplated the mysteries of these compelling vernacular images.
![Hendrick Andriessen (Flemish, 1607-1655), Vanitas Still Life (detail), ca. 1650 Hendrick Andriessen (Flemish, 1607-1655), Vanitas Still Life (detail), ca. 1650](https://artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_large/public/naomi-death.jpg?itok=l8JuVHic)
Self-guided tour, one of MHCAM Journeys, developed for visitors in Summer 2016
![Maker Unknown (Apsáalooke, Crow), Woman's saddle with stirrups (detail), late 19th or early 20th century Maker Unknown (Apsáalooke, Crow), Woman's saddle with stirrups (detail), late 19th or early 20th century](https://artmuseum.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_large/public/mh_sk_k_65_v7_01_crop.jpg?itok=SHcNzi8E)
Self-guided tour, one of MHCAM Journeys, developed for visitors in Summer 2016
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