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Pitcher

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

CultureFrench

Date1878-84

MediumMold blown glass | Enamel

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/8 x 5 in. (7.9 x 12.7 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (8.9 x 9.2 cm)

InscribedMarked in brown script on edge of polished pontil: "E.Gallé/dépose".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6410

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 117, Study Gallery Case 3, Section 1 Sh3

DescriptionPitcher of mold blown glass. Optic ribbed pale amber glass. Oval form with an almost round base and a straight neck. Applied solid handle with a raised mid-band from the neck base to two-thirds down the body. Enameled thistle design and cross of Lorraine in mauves, tans, browns and cream. See matching tumbler, 71.6409.

Label TextCristallerie d'Emile Gallé Nancy, France Pitcher, 1878-84 Mold blown glass, enameled Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6410 Published ReferencesBlock-Dermant, THE ART OF FRENCH GLASS, pg. 101, #154.