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

Pitcher/Vase

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

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1889

MediumMold blown glass | Gilt | Enamel

DimensionsOverall: 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)

InscribedMarked engraved across the polished pontil: "Cristallerie Emile Gallé Nancy modèle et décor déposés".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6629

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-8, Majorelle Cabinet 71.3188

Label TextPITCHER Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1889 Mold-blown glass with applied handle and "stems"; enameled, gilded. Mark: in enamel on bottom Cristallerie/d'Emile Galle/Nancy and Modele et decor deposes Gift: Jean Outland Chrysler Collection 71.6629Published ReferencesK.M. McClinton, "Documented Galle Glass," APOLLO, April 1985, photograph published, pg. 263. Garner, EMILE GALLE, pp. 101-102, dated before 1889.