Nautilus Bowl
Artist
Émile Gallé
(French, 1846-1904)
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1900
MediumBlown and cameo-carved glass
DimensionsOverall: 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Base: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (7 x 8.9 cm)
Base: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (7 x 8.9 cm)
InscribedIn relief across the bottom, entwined with a fern and moth design: "Cristallerie d'E. Gallé". On bottom edge: "modèle et décor déposès". Pontil scar at top.
Credit LineGift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Object number71.6659
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-8, Majorelle Cabinet 71.3188
Published ReferencesNancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum, 1989), #67. CHRYSLER MUSEUM NEWSLETTER, Vol. 1, No. 6 (Aug. 1972), illus. Sotheby GALLE AUCTION CATALOG, (Monaco: 10/24/82), #28, ill.
