Dindon
Manufacturer
François-Émile Décorchemont
(French, 1880 - 1971)
CultureFrench
MediumGlass | Pate de verre
DimensionsOverall: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Base: 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. (9.5 x 10.8 cm)
Base: 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. (9.5 x 10.8 cm)
InscribedImpressed on base within a horseshoe: "DECORCHEMONT". No number.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6458
Not on view
DescriptionBookend/sculpture of pate de verre glass. In the shape of a turkey with an angularly puffed tail. On a two inch high rectangular base. In lapis lazuli colors.Published ReferencesLesieutre, ART DECO, pl. 7. Y. Brunhammer, ART DECO STYLE, pp. 108, 146-147. Véronique Ayroles, _François Décorchemont: MaÎtre de la pâte de verre 1880-1971_ (Paris, France: Norma Èditions, 2006) pp. 237 fig. 40 & 44, 243 fig. 90, 248, 251 fig. 146, 264 fig. 250, 283 fig. 404, 284 fig. 412, 287 fig. 437, 299 fig. 530, 300 fig. 538. ISBN: 2-915542-02-3
