New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Vase

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

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1880

MediumGlass | Gilt | Enamel

DimensionsOverall: 17 3/16 in. (43.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (8.9 x 9.5 cm)

InscribedEngraved around and through a leaf and blossom design: "Cristallerie de Gallé Nancy Modele et decor déposé".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6407

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-8, Case 48

DescriptionBamboo shaped vase. Cylindrical with a knob .25" from the bottom and the dome shaped bottom. Pale tan-amber frosted glass inside. Enameled in mauve, pink, green and tan in a Japanese-type floral design. Also etched, gilt dusted leaves.

Label TextBAMBOO VASE Christallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca. 1880 Mold blown glass; acid-etched, gilded, enameled. Mark: engraved on bottom with leaf design Christallerie de Galle Nancy Modele et decor depose Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6407