Dragonfly Bowl
Artist
Émile Gallé
(French, 1846-1904)
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1902
MediumBlown glass, marquetry, cameo-cut and engraved
Dimensions6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
InscribedIncised, side middle: "Gallé".
Credit LineGift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Object number71.6655
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a blown, engraved and cameo cut, alabaster glass footed bowl. The internal coloring forms two dragonflies around the bowl, one with a marquetry body in relief and applied cabochon eyes, the other partially carved.Label TextÉmile Gallé French (1846-1904) Dragonfly Bowl, ca. 1902 Blown glass, marquetry, cameo-cut and engraved Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Jean Outland Chrysler 71.6655Exhibition History"Art Nouveau," Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Nov. 11, 1971-Dec. 26, 1971. Illustrated on WAVY-TV, 6/6/72. Published ReferencesNancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum, 1989), #72. CHRYSLER MUSEUM NEWSLETTER, Vol. 1, No. 6, Aug. 1972, ill. "Glass Treasures Rediscovered," THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM BULLETIN, Vol. 19, No. 4(April 1989), ill. R & L Grover, CARVED AND DECORATED EUROPEAN ART GLASS, 179, #301. Similar to this illustrated object. ART NOUVEAU, (Virginia Museum: 1971), 17, No. 34. Jeff Harrison, _Collecting with Vision: Treasures From the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (London: D. Giles Ltd., 2007), 132, fig. 162. ISBN: 978-0-940744-72-1 Diane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press), pg. 18, fig. 6.
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
