Perfume Burner, Silver; c.1690. Possibly by Phillip Rollos. Perfume burners of varying types were used in most households to scent a room by burning aromatic oils or by placing dried herbs on hot coals. This example is a unique survival of the type. Typically made from copper, brass or pewter, very few of these objects have survived. As a precious metal, silver perfume burners would only be found in houses of the nobility and at the Royal Court. (Chatsworth Collection)
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