Vase
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1885
MediumGlass | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
InscribedSigned relief, lower side: "Gallé".
Credit LineGift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Object number71.6632
Not on view
Label TextVASE
Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy France
Ca. 1884
Mold-blown glass; acid-etched, enameled, gilded.
This is one of a series of glasses with Medieval
figures inspired by Francois Villon's
La Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis (The Ballad
of Ladies of the Olden Days).
Mark: in relief on lower side
Galle
Gift: Jean Outland Chrysler Collection
71.6632Published ReferencesNancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS: REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum: Norfolk, VA, 1989), p. 48-49 for artist info. and p. 51 NO. 57 for photo.
R. & L. Grover, CARVED AND DECORATED EUROPEAN ART GLASS, pl. 251, pg. 157 for similar vase (but 18" high).
K.M. McClinton, "Documented Galle Glass," APOLLO, April 1985, for photo, pg. 264.
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
