Covered Box
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1878-1884
MediumMold-blown, acid-etched, cut, enameled, and gilded glass with applied feet
DimensionsOverall: 6 x 3 3/4 x 7 in. (15.2 x 9.5 x 17.8 cm)
InscribedSigned in relief, upper side near corner: "Gallé".
Credit LineGift of Jean Outland Chrysler
Object number71.6631
Not on view
DescriptionBox and like lid. Box is enameled cameo pale amber. Rectangular on four solid round feet. Like lid is a semi-pyramid in shape. Both have an all over design of squash vines, with the fruit, flower, vine and leaves in enamel. There is a cartouche (medallion) on the lid of peasants walking in the woods. Enameled in appropriate, but somber colors. Romantic Medieval design.Label Text"COFFRET" OR CASKET Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1878-1884 Mold-blown glass with applied feet; acid- etched, cut, enameled, gilded. Mark: in relief on lower back of box Galle Gift: Jean Outland Chrysler Collection 71.6631 a & b The casket strongly reflects Galle's interest in Medieval themes. The overall shape suggests a reliquary and the cartouch on the lid depicts pilgrims.Exhibition HistoryIllustrated on WAVY-TV, 6/6/72. Published ReferencesNancy O. Merrill, _A Concise History of Glass Represented in the Chrysler Museum Glass Collection_ (Norfolk, Va.: The Chrysler Museum, 1989). 48-49 for artist info.; 51 for photo; no. 57, 192. Cappa, _100 Ans d'art Verrier en Europe_, 121, no. 124, parallel object. Ray and Lee Grover, _Carved & Decorated European Art Glass_ (Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1970), 155, pl. #248.
late 19th-early 20th c.
Daum Frères
late 19th-early 20th c.
