Brule Parfum
Brule parfum is a French term coming into common usage in the late nineteenth century for what had previously known as a cassolette. Cassolettes are small braziers in which aromatic materials could be burned or liquids evaporated. While made from a wide variety of materials, cassolettes were either designed as essence vessels for liquids or perfume burners for solids. Vessels made from fragile materials, like porcelain, frequently were supplied with metal liners. The brule parfum implies a heat source (brule may be translated as burnt), but the term is often applied to vessels designed for the dispersion of pleasing aromatics without heat.
Reference note by p4A editorial staff, 05.09.