New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Vase

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

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1874-1904

MediumCameo | Glass

DimensionsOverall: 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Base: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)

InscribedSigned in relief, lower side: "Gallé".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6641

Not on view

DescriptionCameo vase double overlay. Cylindrical with a slight mid swelling. Clear, then opaque rose, then olive green. Decorated with a mushroom design and one snail with a background of cobwebs. The inside is frosted.

Published ReferencesCHRYSLER MUSEUM NEWSLETTER, Aug. 1972, Vol. 1, No. 6, illus.