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Marine Vase

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

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1895-1900

MediumCameo | Glass

DimensionsOverall: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

InscribedSigned relief, lower side: "Gallé".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6633

Not on view

DescriptionCameo vase. Rather footed tumbler shape with a hexagonal flaring rim and a narrow cylindrical foot. Underwater scene of rose over green with the internal addition of a deeper green for the seaweed and a shallow intaglio carved octopus at mid-section. Marine design.

Published ReferencesNancy 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 p. 57, NO. 69 for photo. CHRYSLER MUSEUM NEWSLETTER, Aug. 1972, Vol. No. 6.