Tag: Perfume Bottles
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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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Exploring Perfume History at The Met
The Metropolitan Museum’s collection holds genuine fragrance history — from 18th-century French perfume burners to a Viennese scent bottle and vintage perfume advertising.