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Arum Lily Flower Form Vase

Manufacturer Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé (French, 19th Century)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1889

MediumMold blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)

InscribedMarked in relief on bottom: "Cristallerie d'Emile Gallé à Nancy" and "Modèle et décor déposés".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6627

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DescriptionVase of mold-blown colorless glass. Molded into a lily shape with ribs & veins. Arum lily.

Label TextVASE Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1889 Mold-blown carved glass. Mark: in relief on bottom Cristallerie d'Emile Galle a Nancy and Modele et decor deposes Gift: Jean Outland Chrysler Collection 71.6627Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.Published ReferencesGarner, EMILE GALLE, pg. 101, dated "before 1889". Nancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS: REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum: Norfolk, VA, 1989), p. 48-49 for artist info. and pg. 53 No. 60 for photo. K.M. McClinton, "Documented Galle Glass," APOLLO, April 1985, photograph published. Duncan & deBartha, GLASS BY GALLE, pg. 71, #88, sketch of this style, lily-shaped, c. 1897, and a similar one ill. pg. 204, #313, "selection glass at Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Nancy, 1890's.