Photographed by Scott Wolff. Scanned from a slide. Color corrected by Pat Cagney.

Vase with Purple Flag Flowers

Manufacturer Daum Frères (French, founded 1878)

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)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6552

Terms

Europe
Plants
Insects
Colorless
Green
Blue
Purple
Nancy, France

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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.