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

Vase

Manufacturer Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé (French, 19th Century)

CultureFrench

MediumGlass | Cameo

DimensionsOverall: 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 10 3/16 x 10 7/16 in. (25.9 x 26.5 cm)

InscribedMarked in relief on upper bulb: "Gallé".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6441

Not on view

DescriptionChalice shaped vase of cameo glass. Pink, then lavender, and then green. With a design of a green leafy plant with the top background lavender. Some places irregularly cut back to pink (simulating rain?). Bottom of bulb is green. On an attached translucent taffy colored dome foot. Nick on rim and an annealing crack at the bottom of the bulb.

Exhibition History"Garden Reflections: Art Nouveau & Art Deco Glass from the Chrysler," Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, April 1 - 25, 1999.