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Perfume burner

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Perfume burner
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: French, possibly Chantilly and Chinese
  • Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, hard-paste porcelain, gilt bronze
  • Dimensions: Height (with cover): 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Frederick P. Victoria, in memory of his son, Lt. Frederick Pearce Victoria, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.187a–c
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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