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Elephant Vase

Artist Émile Gallé (French, 1846-1904)

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

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1925

MediumMold-blown and acid-cut cameo glass

DimensionsOverall: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Base: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)

InscribedIncised on lower front, vertically: "Gallé".

Credit LineGift of Jean Outland Chrysler

Object number71.6640

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 119, Case 58

DescriptionThis is a mold-blown, acid-cut cameo vase, with an elephant and palm tree design, and is pale amber, colorless, green, and brown. This is an unusual example with panels at the bottom; others in this series are without panels.

Label TextÉmile Gallé French (1846-1904) Elephant Vase, ca. 1925 Mold-blown and acid-cut cameo glass Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Jean Chrysler Outland 71.6640 Published ReferencesNancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum, 1989), #73 Arwas, GLASS: ART NOUVEAU TO ART DECO, pg. 91.