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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.
Cameo Vase
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.

Cameo Vase

Manufacturer Daum Frères (French, founded 1878)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1900
MediumBlown, acid-etched, and cameo-carved glass
Dimensions9 3/4 × 5 7/16 in. (24.8 × 13.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
InscribedIncised across the bottom: "DAUM/(=with a / thru it)/Nancy".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6674
Not on view
DescriptionCameo vase. Stick, squat bulb. Small collared bottom bulge on lower neck and flaring rim. Clear, then opaque yellow, orange, then green. An all over nasturtium design. Probably acid then carved.

Label TextDaum Frères Nancy, France Cameo Vase, ca. 1900 Blown, acid-etched, and cameo-carved glass Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6674 Published ReferencesR & L Grover, CARVED AND DECORATED EUROPEAN ART GLASS, pg. 102, pl. 145, for a similarly shaped vase (but with a different floral design).
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2022.
Daum Frères
ca. 1900
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Daum Frères
ca. 1899
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Unknown
Late 19th century
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Daum Frères
ca. 1903-1905
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Daum Frères
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Muller Freres
ca. 1900-1910
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Daum Frères
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2021.
Daum Frères
ca. 1899
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2020.
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ca. 1910
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Eugène Michel
ca. 1895-1910
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Joseph Locke
ca. 1877-1878
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Daum Frères