Uploaded December 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Check out this fancy perfume burner! It was designed by Matthew Boulton who currently features on our £50 banknote – soon to be replaced by Alan Turing. You can see more of Boulton’s work at his former home, Soho House Museum.
This film is part of our Objects in Focus series, where we take a moment to find out more about some of the interesting objects in the museum collection.
Find out more about the Bank of England Museum and view highlights from our collection: bankofengland.co.uk/museum/online-collections
Check out this fancy perfume burner! It was designed by Matthew Boulton who currently features on our £50 banknote – soon to be replaced by Alan Turing. You can see more of Boulton’s work at his former home, Soho House Museum.
This film is part of our Objects in Focus series, where we take a moment to find out more about some of the interesting objects in the museum collection.
Find out more about the Bank of England Museum and view highlights from our collection: bankofengland.co.uk/museum/online-collections










