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editorial

Searching for the Original Use of a Mysterious Glass Vessel

August 24, 2016

By Barbara Venezia

Intern Barbara Venezia examines two alembics in The Met collection and comments on some of the differences in their construction and original uses.
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Essay

“A Rose by Any Other Name”

February 13

By Nancy Rosin

Missives of love and the secret language of flowers in Victorian ephemera.
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editorial

The Medieval Garden Enclosed—The Golden Quince

October 27, 2008

By Deirdre Larkin

Deirdre Larkin, managing horticulturalist of The Met Cloisters, discusses quince and its significance in medieval gardens.
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editorial

Teen T-Shirt Design Competition: And the Winners Are…

August 13, 2010

By Alice W. Schwarz

After days of viewing the entries and hours of narrowing the field, we have chosen four winners of the Teen T-Shirt Design Competition inspired by the special exhibition American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity.
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audio

Spotlight: Seeking Unity with the Divine

October 6, 2022

By Maryam Ekhtiar and Leili Anvar

“It’s a world that’s designed to please the eye and please the soul.”
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editorial

Fans to Remember

December 11, 2025

By Ashley E. Dunn and Jane R. Becker

How does an everyday object meant to provide relief from the heat represent centuries of travel and exquisite design?
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Past Exhibition

Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion

May 10–September 2, 2024
The Costume Institute’s spring 2024 exhibition, Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, reactivates the sensory capacities of masterworks in the Museum’s collection through first-hand research, conservation analysis, and diverse technologies—from c…
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editorial

Nonconformist Spirits

October 10, 2025

By Dawn Ades

How did two of the twentieth century’s most important artists engender mutual growth in their radical art?
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Essay

Japanese Incense

March 1, 2009

By Monika Bincsik

The burning of expensive, rare incense woods on special occasions increased their value, and made them a “once in a lifetime” experience.
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video

Vik Muniz on The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art

September 16, 2015
Artist Vik Muniz reflects on The Henry R. Luce Center for the Study of American Art in this episode of The Artist Project.
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Art

Perfume Sprinkler

Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 1975.194.1

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Art

Perfume vase

Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory (British, 1745–1784, Gold Anchor Period, 1759–69)

Date: ca. 1761
Accession Number: 64.101.510a, b

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Art

Perfume Bottle

Tiffany & Co. (1837–present)

Date: ca. 1893
Accession Number: 65.143

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Art

Perfume funnel

Johann Christoph Stenglin (German, active 1737–75)

Date: ca. 1743–45
Accession Number: 2005.364.31

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Art

Perfume bottle

Date: 17th–18th century
Accession Number: 91.1.1473a, b

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Art

Perfume vase

Date: 664–332 B.C.
Accession Number: 30.8.175

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Art

Perfume vase

Date: 664–332 B.C.
Accession Number: 30.8.176

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Art

Perfume vase

Date: 664–332 B.C.
Accession Number: 30.8.172

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Art

Bronze perfume dipper

Date: 4th–3rd century BCE
Accession Number: 97.22.18

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Art

Glass perfume bottle

Date: 1st century CE
Accession Number: 17.194.163