New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Art Nouveau Bowl

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

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1878-1884

MediumMold blown glass | Enamel

DimensionsOverall: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)

InscribedMarked with brown enamel, center bottom: "E. Gallé à Nancy".

Credit LineGift of Jean Outland Chrysler

Object number71.6628

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-8, Case 48

DescriptionBowl of mold blown glass enameled in the Persian style. Clear mold blown ribbed with four horizontal ribs. Cylindrical and raised 1.75" from the rim and then flaring to rim. Enameled all over with a scroll and floral Persian motif. Two medallions, one is of a man on a horse and opposite this is the other of a man on an elephant. These are in tones of browns, blues, white, black and gilt.

Label TextVASE Christallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1878-1884 Mold-blown glass; enameled, gilded. Mark: in red enamel on bottom E. Gallea Nancy Gift: Jean Outland Chrysler Collection 71.6628Published ReferencesNancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS: REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum: Norfolk, VA, 1989), p. 48-49 for artist info. and photo, No. 53. K.M. McClinton, "Documented Galle Glass," APOLLO, April 1985, photograph published, pg. 265.