Seahorse Ewer
Artist
Émile Gallé
(French, 1846-1904)
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1901
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Base: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Base: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
InscribedEngraved, bottom edge: "Gallé".
Credit LineGift of the Jean Outland Chrysler Collection
Object number71.6656
Not on view
DescriptionThis ewer or vase is made of blown, cased, red and green speckled glass with a "satin" finish. It has two applied "seahorse" figures, one swirled around the bottom and the other swirled up the side with its tail forming a handle, and is tooled into four curves at the bottom forming feet. There are numerous annealing cracks throughout.Label TextSEAHORSE EWER Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1901 Blown glass with applied "seahorses". Mark: engraved on bottom edge Galle Gift: Jean Outland Chrysler Collection 71.6656Exhibition History"Galle," Corning Exhibition. Musee Des Arts Decoratifs-similar one presentation PCS dated 1901 & 7.5" High. Published ReferencesNancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum, 1989), #71 Hilschnez-Mlynek, GLASS, #308 as an etude example. Bloch-Dermant, L'ART DU VERRE EN FRANCE, pg. 95. M. Rheims, L'OBJECT, pl. #39, pg. 79, a similar ewer in collection of Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, illustrated. Jeff Harrison, _Collecting with Vision: Treasures From the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (London: D. Giles Ltd., 2007), 131, fig. 161. ISBN: 978-0-940744-72-1
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