EditorialBrown sugar and freshly grated orange zest is used as filling for orange rolls in New York, Feb. 7, 2023. Food styled by Rebecca Jurkevich. (Linda Xiao/The New York Times)
EditorialChinoiserie with a female figure holding burning perfumes, from Suite de Figures Chinoises... Tir? du Cabinet de Mr. d'Azaincourt (Series of Chinoiserie Figures... From the Chambers of Mr. d'Azaincourt), plate 2.
EditorialThe Cloister, a shop with uncommon treasures, from vintage designer gowns and workwear jackets to jewelry and decor, plants and perfumes, art and accessories, in Milan, Sept. 1, 2022. (Alessandro Grassani/The New York Times)
EditorialPalestinian vendors prepare clothes, beads, gifts and perfumes, in preparation for the return of pilgrims after performing the Hajj, in Gaza city, Gaza city, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory - 18 Jul 2022
EditorialA strolling vendor of perfumery in the time of Louis XV, Paris, 18th century. Charlatans sold eau de Cologne as well as powders, elixirs, pills and opiates. Woodcut engraving by Gabry from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall,...
EditorialAromatic gums and woods were burnt in censers (incense burners) in an Egyptian temple. Woodcut engraving from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialFresco from Pompeii: bridal night. A young bride in virgin's girdle about to be deflowered by her husband, while the cubicular slave brings a cask of essences and perfumes. The caption is "Lente impelle" (push gently). Handcoloured lithograph from Cesa...
EditorialFlower garden and perfume distillery at Nice. Illustration by E. Bourdelin in a woodcut engraving by Gabry from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialInterior of a perfume manufacturer at Nice, showing large distillery. Woodcut engraving by Lambert after an illustration by E. Bourdelin from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialDancers on Tahiti. The women wear a pomade of monoi in their hair: coconut oil scented with sandalwood or toromeo root. Woodcut engraving from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialThe shop of Rene the Perfumer on Pont au Change, Paris. Woodcut engraving by Gabry from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialWoman with a box of cosmetics and perfumes assisted by a slave with a fan from a Greek vase. Chromolithograph by Jules Cheret from Eugene Rimmel's Le Livre des Parfums, Paris, 1870.
EditorialDeath of the Assyrian king Sardanapalus on a funeral pyre of aromatic woods along with his gold, concubines and eunochs. Woodcut engraving by Lambert from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialVictorian women in a botanical hothouse. Woodcut engraving by Lambert from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.