Two-handled Bottle
Manufacturer
Émile Gallé
(French, 1846-1904)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1879-1897
MediumGlazed earthenware
Dimensions12 5/8 × 10 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (32.1 × 26.7 × 11.4 cm)
InscribedMarked on bottom.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2275
Not on view
DescriptionShaped bottle like a two-handled pilgrim bottle and decorated on one side with thistles and an owl-like bird. Other side with three ships. Brown, blue and green.Exhibition History"Message in a Bottle: Picturing Maritime Culture in Hampton Roads," Barry Art Museum, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, April 12, 2024 - January 5, 2025.
ca. 1550
ca.1550
Pair/Pair
