Vase with Purple Flag Flowers
Manufacturer
Daum Frères
(French, founded 1878)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1894-1915
MediumGlass | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (11.4 x 6.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (11.4 x 6.7 cm)
InscribedMarked in relief mid-left one side: "DAUM Nancy [mark -- see card]"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6552
Not on view
DescriptionVase; cameo cylindrically oval. Inner layer of interclaires (or cluthra-like) with clear on each side gives background color ranging from green bottom quarter (for grass) to band of blue purple to fleecy-like blue with some of the darker. The cameo design of purple flags and one bee are enameled in appropriate colors.Exhibition History"Garden Reflections: Art Nouveau & Art Deco Glass from the Chrysler," Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, April 1 - 25, 1999.
