Cyclamen Vase
Manufacturer
Jeanne Duc & Amedee de Caranza
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1902-04
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 x 3 1/4 x 5 5/8 in. (14.6 x 8.3 x 14.3 cm)
InscribedSigned lower edge in script, almost part of the design: "Duc-A De CARANZA" (luster letters).
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6622
Not on view
DescriptionDiamond shaped (in cross section) vase with a slightly irregular cylinder. Completely enameled in somber shades-tans, mauve, green/tan. Some iridescene. Agalmen-like flower and leaves with metallic iridescent staining.Label TextCYCLAMEN VASE Amedee de Caranza and Jeanne Duc (nee Descotes) Paris, France Ca. 1902-1904 Mold-blown glass; cut, enameled, Stained and lustered with metallic oxides. Mark: DUC-A. de CARANZA Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6622Published ReferencesArwas, GLASS ART NOUVEAU TO ART DECO, 1987 ed., pp. 56-58. Nancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS: REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum: Norfolk, VA, 1989), p. 69, No. 94 for info. and photo.
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