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Loïe Fuller dancing | Statuette femme n° 1

Manufacturer François-Émile Décorchemont (French, 1880 - 1971)

Designer R. Raymond (French)

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1912

MediumPâte de verre

DimensionsOverall: 7 in. (17.8 cm)

InscribedImpressed bottom top: "R Raymond" (sculptor) and on the other side: "DECORCHEMONT/No. 1" and a round paper sticker: "Collection due Docteur A. JACQUOT No 119".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6345

Not on view

DescriptionPâte de verre sculpture of green jade-like glass. Woman with flowing robes, wind blown. Art Nouveau design. Standing on a 1" high block about 3" x 3" of the same. Loie Fuller. Small nick on top platform near "No. 1".

Label Text"LOIE FULLER" Francois-Emile Decorchemont, Conches, France R. Raymond, Sculptor Ca. 1912 Pate de verre. Mark: incised on top of base R.RAYMOND And in a horseshoe shape DECORCHEMONT And No1 Gift: Joan Foy French Collection 71.6345Exhibition History"Loie Fuller: Magician of Light," The Virginia Museum, Richmond, VA, 3/13/79 to 4/22/79. Published ReferencesCatalogue, LOIE FULLER: MAGICIAN OF LIGHT, (The Virginia Museum, 1979), pp. 54-55, Item #31, ill. Y. Brunhammer, ART DECO STYLE, pp. 108, 146-147. Noel Daum, LA PATE DE VERRE, (Editions Denoel: Paris, 1984), ill. 153. Hollister, Paul, "Pate de Verre: The French Connection," AMERICAN CRAFT, 48:4, Aug/Sept. 1988, pp. 40-47, ill. pg. 41. Véronique Ayroles, _François Décorchemont: MaÎtre de la pâte de verre 1880-1971_ (Paris, France: Norma Èditions, 2006) pp. 237 fig. 40 & 44, 243 fig. 90, 248, 251 fig. 146, 264 fig. 250, 283 fig. 404, 284 fig. 412, 287 fig. 437, 299 fig. 530, 300 fig. 538. ISBN: 2-915542-02-3