Potpourri vase

Veuve Perrin, tin-glazed earthenware factory, Marseille, France, after 1748, imitation from 1900

Painted, glazed faïence.

H: 24.5 cm

Markings: “VP” in blue

UMP 8140

Purchased for the museum by the director, Josef Škorpil, at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris.

A vase with a cover to hold potpourri, painted in vibrant colours and gilt. Work of Samson, Edmé et Cie, Paris, 1900.