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Vase

Manufacturer Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé (French, 19th Century)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1874-1904

MediumCameo | Glass

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)

InscribedSigned, impressed vertically, lower back center: "Gallé".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6645

Not on view

DescriptionCameo vase. Double gourd style of bottom 3/4 rds oval and top 1/4 squat round with a short neck and a slightly flaring rim. Dark red-brown over clear. Poppy design. Design is similar to GEFG67.9 (71.6445).

Label TextVASE Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1889 Blown cased glass; cut, engraved, acid-etched. Mark: etched vertically on reverse GALLE Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6645Published ReferencesCHRYSLER MUSEUM NEWSLETTER, Aug. 1972, Vol. 1, No. 6, illus.