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Marisa Vase

Manufacturer René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1927-1945

MediumMolded glass

DimensionsOverall: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 in. (12.7 cm)

InscribedEtched around on the bottom rim: "R. Lalique France No 1002".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6389

Not on view

DescriptionRound vase with a 1" flat rim. Opalescent molded glass. Four horizontal rows of sixteen vertical fish. Second row is the largest, with descending sizes from there.

Published ReferencesKatharine Morrison McClinton. LALIQUE FOR COLLECTORS. New York: Scribner. 1975. p. 56, "Marisa", with our piece illustrated. René Lalique. LALIQUE GLASS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOR 1932. Reprint: 1981. Corning: Corning Museum of Glass and Dover Publications. Planche 22, no. 1002. Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. No. 1002, p. 439.