Art Nouveau Cylindrical Vase
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1896-97
MediumBlown glass | Cameo | Enamel
Dimensions12 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (30.8 × 7.9 cm)
InscribedEngraved on polished pontil: a crysanthemum & around this "Cristallerie de Gallé à Nancy".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6698
Not on view
DescriptionEnameled cameo cylindrical vase of blown glass. Tooled to triangular neck and rim. Taffy color-transluscent-shading to brick red in the bottom quarter. A single streak of irregular adventurine. Enameled chrysanthemum design in somber colors. Rather Persian feeling. Lower band simulating metal cut-out holder and a narrow band at the rim. See also 66.11 & 63.21.Label TextEmile Gallé French (1846-1904) Art Nouveau Cylindrical Vase, ca. 1896-97 Blown glass; enameled, cameo-cut Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6698 Published ReferencesH. Hilschenz, GLASS, (Dusseldorf Museum), #225, similar vase.
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé