Vase
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, founded 1756)
CultureFrench
Date1900
MediumBlown glass | Cameo
Dimensions6 1/4 × 7 3/8 × 3 7/8 in. (15.9 × 18.7 × 9.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/4 × 5 1/8 in. (3.2 × 13 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/4 × 5 1/8 in. (3.2 × 13 cm)
InscribedMarked in the center of polished pontil with gilt: "Sevres 1900".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6687
Not on view
DescriptionOval vase slanting to a narrow oval straight neck. Cameo. Stylized pond lily plant. Sea green, then orange, brown, then green. Heavy stylized rim of orange and dark green and similar triangular patches (less heavy) on the sides.Published ReferencesPazaurek, MONOGRUPHIEN DES KUNSTGEWERBES, pg. 100. V. Arwas, GLASS ART NOUVEAU TO ART DECO, pg. 196. Polak, MODERN GLASS, p. 33.
