Vase
Artist
Georges Despret
(French, 1862-1952)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1906
MediumPâte de verre
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Base: 2 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. (6 x 4.8 cm)
Base: 2 3/8 x 1 7/8 in. (6 x 4.8 cm)
InscribedEngraved in foot side: "Despret" and on polished bottom: "1012".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6478
Not on view
DescriptionVase of pate de verre. Oval urn shape with a short neck and a narrow solid foot. Ribbed and textured, rather in imitation of fruit skin. Pink and peach fading to a very pale top and bottom.Label TextGeorges Despret French (1862-1952) Vase, ca. 1906 Pâte de verre, 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) height Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6478 Published ReferencesHilschenz, DAS GLAS DES JUGENDSTILS, Dusselfdorf Catalog, similar vase #165, pg. 226. Noel Daum, LA PATE DE VERRE, ill. 93. H. Hilschenz-Mylnek & Ricke, GLAS, #161.
Georges Despret
Georges Despret
Georges Despret
Georges Despret