Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2015.

Cluny Vase

Designer René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

Manufacturer René Lalique & Cie (French, founded 1909)

Dateca. 1925-1947

MediumBlown glass with metal

Dimensions10 1/2 × 11 7/8 × 10 1/4 in. (26.7 × 30.2 × 26 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 in. (12.7 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Joan Foy French

Object number71.6393

Terms

Cluny
Colorless
Gray
Blue
Smoke
Art Moderne
Wingen-sur-Moder, France

Collections

Glass Art

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DescriptionRound bottle shaped vase of clear smoke (gray-blue) plain glass. 1" wide flat rim and a pair of metal (bronze) handles simulating hair. With glass face inserts at bottom of handles screwed in to the vase top and bottom. Art Moderne design. Cluny pattern. Chip below one mask measuring 1 in. x 0.5 in. Two Medusa marks.

Label TextRené Lalique (French, 1860-1945) Vase Cluny, ca. 1925-45 Blown glass, applied bronze handles Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Joan Foy French 71.6393