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

DescriptionVase. Cameo. Cylindrical thick and heavy which fits into a metal holder in the shape of a swirling dragon. Brick red over pale bottle green. Opalescent at top. Single blossom orchid design. One of a pair. See GEFG.66.41 & JOC Collection #3. Demi-Riche line. Turk's cap lily (lilium martagonum).

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.