New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Vase

Manufacturer Burgun, Schverer & Cie (French, est. 1711)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1895

MediumGlass | Gilt

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

InscribedSigned in gilt on base, entwined with a thistle and cross: "Verrerie D'Art de Lorraine/B S & C depose".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6690

Not on view

DescriptionVase with a bulge near the straight neck and a slight flare at the base. Paperweight and cameo. Lavender at top shading to clear at the bottom. Inside decoration is an apple blossom branch with wild flowers at the bottom in grass. Clear and cameo cut over design is highlighted in gilt (worn). Gilt at rim and base too.