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

Vase

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

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1895

MediumCameo | Glass

DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. (22.2 x 5.4 cm)

InscribedIncised across bottom: "Cristallerie Gallé modele et decor deposes".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6651B

Not on view

Label Text"DRAGON" VASE Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy France Ca. 1895 Blown cased glass; cut, engraved, acid-etched. Bronze dragon base. Mark: acid-etched on bottom Cristallerie de Galle/ Modele et decor deposes Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6651BExhibition HistoryArt Nouveau Exhibition, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts of Richmond, Nov. 22, 1971-Dec. 26, 1971. "Art Nouveau," Rice University Museum, Houston & The Chicago Art Institute, 3/28/76 to 10/31/76. Published ReferencesCatalogue, ART NOUVEAU, A LOAN EXHIBITION, Item #51, pg. 17. Catalogue, ART NOUVEAU EXHIBITION, FRANCE/BELGIUM, #327, pg. 216.