Censer - Brass, Chrome plated - incense burner

Early 20th-century censer, circa 1900–1910 in the Louis XVI style. The vessel has a profiled base, a cylindrical bowl with an overhanging rim, and an openwork lid. For ecclesiastical use in the Catholic Church

Material:
- chrome-plated brass.

Dimensions:
- length with chains: 105 cm.
- height without chains: 25 cm.
- diameter: 10 cm.

Condition:
- good, with some signs of use. (see photos)

A censer (in Latin Turibulum or Thuribulum) is a vessel in which incense is burned.

Usually it consists of a bowl with a lid. Three chains are attached to the bowl, by which the censer can be carried around during the service or hung from the stand. A fourth chain is attached to the lid. With this chain the lid can be raised to refill incense. This is done by placing incense grains on glowing coals.

The acolyte who carries the censer is the thuriferarius, thurifer, or incense-bearer