Tag: Factoids
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The History of Perfume: Tapputi to Modern Fragrance
Perfume’s recorded history begins with Tapputi, a Babylonian chemist working around 1200 BC — the earliest named perfumer in the historical record.
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Fragrance Application Guide for Scent Presence
Use thoughtful placement and restraint to shape a fragrance presence that feels personal and considerate.
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18th-Century French Perfume Burners at The Met
A pair of painted and gilded wood perfume burners, made in 18th-century France, show how aristocratic households scented rooms by gently heating perfumed pastilles.
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A Viennese Porcelain Scent Bottle, circa 1730
This small Viennese porcelain scent bottle, made around 1730, borrows its shape from medieval pilgrim flasks — repurposed at miniature scale to hold expensive fragrance.
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Northern Italian Incense Burner at The Met
Explore a Northern Italian incense burner, probably from Padua, highlighted through The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection.