Vase
Manufacturer
Legras & Cie
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1910
MediumGlass | Cameo
DimensionsOverall: 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
InscribedSigned lower side: "Legras [mark -- see card]" (mark probably indicates the designer).
Credit LineJoan Foy French Collection
Object number71.6511
Not on view
DescriptionVase; cameo; crysanthemum design; cylindrical with central bulge and slightly larger at bottom. Solid 3/4" dome base; dark amber; then light tan opaque which gives molasses color background and glossy tan, marbleized inside. Flowers are yellow, beige and glossy and leaves are appropriate glossy fall colors; all slightly iridescent. Background satin and design is glossy. There is a crack 2" inside mid-section (horizontal).Exhibition HistoryART NOUVEAU BELGIUM/FRANCE, at Rice University Museum, Houston, TX and The Art Institute, Chicago, IL. Published ReferencesCatalog for ART NOUVEAU BELGIUM/FRANCE Exhibition, Rice University Museum, Houston, TX & The Art Institute, Chicago, IL, #423, pg. 268.
