Brazier
Dublin Core
Title
Brazier
Subject
[no text]
Description
In the text, the brazier is pierced and made of copper. Dorian uses the brazier to perform a sort of mind clearing cleanse after burning Basil's clothing and bag, lighting "Algerian pastilles" in the brazier (Wilde 174). This sort of object is tied to Turkish culture, which extends the "far East" metaphor Dorian's library begins to convey in its secret Florentine cabinet and opium box.
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The image of depicts the base of an iron purification brazier, perhaps like the one Dorian uses in the text. It is inlaid with gold and silver, dates from the 15th-17th century, and originates from Tibet (not Turkey). According to the Met website, it was used for sacrificial burnings and purification rights. Though Dorian's brazier could be more like a hookah, in the text, it seems to serve a similar function as a purification vessel might—the object acts as a means for Dorian to cleanse himself after disposing of Basil's body.
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The image of depicts the base of an iron purification brazier, perhaps like the one Dorian uses in the text. It is inlaid with gold and silver, dates from the 15th-17th century, and originates from Tibet (not Turkey). According to the Met website, it was used for sacrificial burnings and purification rights. Though Dorian's brazier could be more like a hookah, in the text, it seems to serve a similar function as a purification vessel might—the object acts as a means for Dorian to cleanse himself after disposing of Basil's body.
Creator
Oscar Wilde
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source
Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Penguin, 2000.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publisher
Penguin
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date
Wilde's text/1891
Penguin text/ 2000
Brazier/ 15th-17th Century
Penguin text/ 2000
Brazier/ 15th-17th Century
Contributor
Hannah Phillips
Rights
Penguin Books/ The Met
Relation
[no text]
Format
[no text]
Language
English
Type
Text, still image
Identifier
[no text]
Coverage
[no text]
Citation
Oscar Wilde
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, “Brazier,” Objects and Interiority in Dorian Gray, accessed April 19, 2024, https://doriangrayarchiveeng578.omeka.net/items/show/10.