Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2013.

Columbine Vase

Artist Émile Gallé (French, 1846-1904)

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

CultureFrench

Date1892

MediumBlown, cut, and engraved glass

DimensionsOverall: 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Base: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)

Inscribed"1892 / Emile Gallé féc[i]t," engraved in script on underside; engraved flower over pontil mark on underside.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6636

Not on view

DescriptionThis cylindrical and centrally waisted vase is made of blown, cameo glass, and is opaque blue-green in color, with a columbine design. There are internal patches of metallic flecks and a martelé background. This is probably the vase in the much-illustrated painting of Gallé by Prouvé.

Label TextÉmile Gallé French (1846-1904) Columbine Vase, 1892 Blown and cameo glass Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6636Published ReferencesGardner, EMILE GALLE, color plate pg. 92, painting showing this vase by Victor Prouve. Nancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum, 1989), #62. R. & L. Grover, CARVED AND DECORATED EUROPEAN ART GLASS, p. 152, #242. Similar to this example. GALLE, PARIS, MUSEE DU LUXEMBOURG, 29 Nov. 1985-2 Feb. 1986, pg. 192, #106. Diane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017) pg. 110-112.