Art Moderne Vase
Designer
Louis Majorelle
(French, 1859-1926)
Manufacturer
Daum Frères
(French, founded 1878)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1921-22
MediumBlown glass with iron
Dimensions13 3/16 × 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (33.4 × 29.2 × 29.2 cm)
Inscribed“Daum Nancy,” with Cross of Lorraine engraved on underside; “L. Majorelle,” inscribed on iron
Credit LineGift of Joan Foy French
Object number71.6542
Not on view
DescriptionVase. "Caged" blown into a hammered iron "basket" with glass protruding through openwork in bulges. Glass is clear, then cased with red blotched & speckled & aventurine & some irregular bubble. Cased amber giving a tortoise shell-like appearance.Label TextDaum Freres and Louis Majorelle Nancy, France Vase, ca. 1921-22 Cased glass blown into wrought iron and brass caged frame Gift of Joan Foy French 71.6542Published ReferencesCENTENAIRE DE DAUM AU JAPAN, 1980, #77. PUBLIC AUCTION OF RARE ART GLASSS AND RELATED ITEMS (Hyannis, MA: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., Saturday, November 22, 1969), Item No. 182, ill., n.p. Diane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 140-141.
Louis Majorelle
late 19th – early 20th c.
late 19th – early 20th c.
late 19th – early 20th c.
