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Vase

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

CultureFrench

Date1898

MediumCameo | Blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Base: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)

InscribedEngraved across polished pontil mark inside of irregular oval lines: "Gallé" and "depose".

Credit LineGift of Jean Outland Chrysler, in honor of Grover and Lida Outland

Object number71.6639

Not on view

DescriptionBlown, acid-cut and carved cameo vase. Sunflower and sun design in the Oriental taste. Amber over colorless glass with internal patches of metallic flecks, amethyst, and green cabachon blossom centers. Internal surface is etched (frosted).

Label TextSUNFLOWER VASE Christallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1898 Blown cased glass with internal metallic flecks, applied cabochon blossom centers; Mark: engraved on bottom Galle/depose Gift: Jean Outland Chrysler Collection 71.6639Published ReferencesSotheby's MONACO AUCTION CATALOG, 10/24/82, #48, design shape & flower illustrated. Nancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS: REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (The Chrysler Museum: Norfolk, VA, 1989), p. 48-49 for artist info., p. 56 No. 68 for photo, p. 193 for detailed info. Duncan, Alastair, & Georged de Bartha, GLASS BY GALLE, (Thames and Hudson: London, 1984), p. 24, for a sketch of this vase.