Opal Vase
Manufacturer
Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat
(French, founded 1764)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1875-1885
MediumBlown and enameled glass
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Base: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Base: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
InscribedEach is signed in black script on lower left: "Baccarat" and red "9" or "6" in the center of the polished pontil.
Credit LineGift of Kathryn K. Porter
Object number88.99A
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-4, Case 28
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
W. L. Libbey & Son, New England Glass Works
Lemonade Glass (Etched With "The Departure Of Briseis From The Tent Of Achilles" After John Flaxman)
1884
Préfecture de Police de Paris, Service de l'Identité Judiciaire
January 1910
Préfecture de Police de Paris, Service de l'Identité Judiciaire
July 1910
Pair/Pair