EditorialAshley Benson celebrates with guests including Demi Lovato, Evan Ross and Kathy Hilton at the launch of her fragrance company ASH by Ashley Benson
EditorialA candle by Janie Korn representing pomanders, which were metal balls of fragrances, often worn on chains in the late Middle Ages, through the 17th century, in New York, Oct. 21 2020. (Erik Tanner/The New York Times)
EditorialIncense burner (br?le-parfum), ca. 1775, French, Gilded and marbelized oak and beech, gilt-bronze, copper, tin and tin-plating, 40 ? 18 1/2 ? 18 1/2 in. (101.6 ? 47 ? 47 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The word cassolette was current in the eighteenth century...
EditorialOintment Jar, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, forecourt, Foundation Deposit 3 (C), 1923?24, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), ointment, H. 14.3 cm (5 5/8 in.), A number o...