Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2010.

Vase

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

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1890

MediumGlass | Gilt

DimensionsOverall: 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)

InscribedSigned in gilt on polished pontil: "Emile Gallé".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6453

Not on view

DescriptionCylindrical swirled vase with a crimped rim. Attached crimped base protruding 1" beyond the vase. Amber with an enameled fern design in rose, pink, buff, green and brown. Gilded etching and a worn gilt rim.

Label TextVASE Christallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1890 Blown glass; acid-etched, gilded, enameled. Mark: in gilt on bottom Emile Galle Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6453