Isadora Duncan-Style Vase
Artist
Andre DeLatte
(French, 1887 - 1953)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1922
MediumBlown glass, acid-etched, enameled, and gilded
DimensionsOverall: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Base: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Base: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
InscribedEnameled middle side in circle: "A DeLatte/Nancy".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6364
Not on view
DescriptionUrn shaped vase. Acid cut Art Moderne design of orange, clear and dark blue with four dancing women highlighted with gilt. Enameled at the bottom with pink and light blue. Probably inspired by Isadora Duncan.Label TextAndre DeLatte Nancy, France Vase, ca. 1922 Blown glass, acid-etched, enameled, and gilded Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6364Exhibition History"Clearly Inspired: Contemporary Glass and its Origins," Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, March 28 - June 6, 1999; Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana, September 11 - November 7, 1999. "Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23 - November 28, 2021.Published ReferencesKaren S. Chambers and Tina Oldknow, CLEARLY INSPIRED CONTEMPORARY GLASS AND ITS ORIGINS, Tampa Museum of Art, (San Francisco: Pomegranate Communications Inc., 1999), p. 112. Arwas, GLASS ART NOUVEAU TO ART DECO, pg. 37, ill.
Andre DeLatte
late 19th-early 20th c.
late 19th-early 20th c.
ca. 1880
