Perfume burner (one of a pair)
Object type: Perfume burner
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Soho near Birmingham
Artist: Matthew Boulton|James Fothergill
Artist bio: British, Birmingham 1728–1809 Birmingham|died 1782
Artist role: Maker|Maker
Artist nationality: British| 
Date: probably ca. 1770
Medium: Derbyshire spar, tortoiseshell, and wood; Carrara marble base, gilded brass mounts, gilded copper liner
Dimensions: wt. confirmed: 13 × 5 5/8 × 5 5/8 in., 11.6 lb. (33 × 14.3 × 14.3 cm, 5.3 kg)
Classification: Metalwork-Gilt Bronze
Credit line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964
Accession year: 1964
Tags: Sphinx