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

Vase

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

CultureFrench

MediumGlass | Enamel

DimensionsOverall: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Base: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)

InscribedEngraved lower side front: "Gallé Nancy" and other side front: "Déposé G/G" and impressed "19" on polished pontil. (GG-Gesetzlich Geschutzt-Patented in German).

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6699

Not on view

DescriptionVase with an enameled oval body with a round bottom and neck and applied handles from mid-neck to should. One golden yellow and one pink speckled clear then opal. The top is cased with caramel yellow and the bottom third as well, then orange/tan over 1/4 of the bottom part leaving an irregular band of opal around the middle and on the front metallic. Enameled floral design on each side.

Label TextEmile Gallé French (1846-1904) Vase, late 19th-early 20th century Blown glass; enameled Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6699