Dragonfly Bowl
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1889
MediumGlass | Enamel | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
InscribedIncised on bottom: "E Gallé/Nancy".
Credit LineGift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Object number71.6654
Not on view
DescriptionVase/bowl. Heavy oval. Thickly enameled with a dragonfly design on the cameo. Clear then opaque white then dark brown. Minute faceted cut. Background Martele with patches of gilt. The thick enameling of the dragonflies in dark colors. "Japanese" style.Label TextDRAGONFLY BOWL Christallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1889 Blown cased glass; cut, enameled, gilded. Mark: engraved on bottom E. Galle/Nancy Gift: Jean Outland Chrysler Collection 71.6654Exhibition HistoryIllustrated on WAVY-TV, 6/6/72. Published ReferencesJanine Bloch-Dermant, LE GUIDARQUES DE LA VERRERIE, color ill. pg. 192, a parallel but perhaps brighter example. CHRYSLER MUSEUM NEWSLETTER, Vol. 1, No. 6, Aug. 1972, ill. Polak, MODERN GLASS, Color Plate A.
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
