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Pastille Burner
1500s
enamel over copper (?)
(Renaissance Europe )
(Renaissance Europe )
A pastille was a category of scent that was used to perfume the air and a bastille burner was used to heat it up to disperse the pleasing smell to offset an unpleasant one. Pressed and enamelled
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Musuem, 1931.
Geographies
Spain (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 3/8 x W: 7 11/16 in. (3.5 x 19.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.186