Glass Box
Artist
Jules-Paul Brateau
(French, early 20th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1910
MediumPâte de verre | Silver gilt
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number95.37
Not on view
DescriptionThe is a pâte de verre box, made of pastes of powder and fine frit. Primary on a creamy white background, it has flower decoration and silver gilding.Label TextJules-Paul Brateau French (1844-1923) Glass Box, ca. 1910 Glass (pâte de verre) and silver gilt Mark on silver foil: Jules Brateau Museum Purchase 95.37 Awarded a gold medal at the 1889 Paris World's Fair and decorated with the Legion of Honor in 1894, Jules-Paul Brateau was highly regarded in the 19th century. A Parisian jeweler who had designed small objects in a variety of media, Brateau came to glass late in life, first showing pâte de verre at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1910. His work in pâte de verre is small-scaled, delicate and sweet, reflecting his jeweler's sensibilities. Brateau is one of the rarest makers of pâte de verre and is represented by only one other object in the Chrysler's glass collection. Edited By: GLYExhibition History"Treasures for the Community: The Chrysler Collects, 1989-1996," October 25, 1996 - March 2, 1997 "Particle Theories: International Pate de Verre and Other Cast Glass Granulations," Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Village, Millville, N.J., April 1 - December 31, 2005. Published ReferencesSotheby's, _Important Art Nouveau from the Private Collection of Lloyd and Barbara Macklow_, auction cat., New York, N.Y., 1995, lot no. 523. Susanne K. Frantz, with introductory essay by Jean-Luc Olivié, _Particle Theories: International Pâte de Verre and Other Cast Glass Granulations_, exh. cat., Museum of American Glass at Wheaton Village, Millville, N.J., 2005, 19, fig. 18.
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