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The picture shows Zsolnay vases of earthenware from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Vilmos (Wilhelm) Zsolnay (1828-1900) developed a small ceramics factory at Pécs, Hungary, into a vast industrialised concern between 1855 and 1900. It began by making stonewares in local Hungarian styles. Its economically produced decorative wares were popular at the international exhibitions of the 1870s. Technical experiments led to the mastery of a wide range of glazes, including lustres copied from Italian Renaissance maiolica. These lustred wares were brilliantly successful at the Paris 1900 International Exhibition.
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