Art Nouveau Martele Pitcher
Manufacturer
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
(French, 19th Century)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1898
MediumBlown glass | Cameo
Dimensions9 7/8 × 6 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (25.1 × 17.1 × 15.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
InscribedIncised across bottom: "Cristallerie de Gallé a Nancy" an on lower leaf: "GALLE" vertically.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6634
Not on view
DescriptionEwer/pitcher cameo. Flaring bottom and indentation 2.75" below the rim. Attached clear curved handle stained with pale peach with minute black specks. Free form irregular chipped martele design background. Wild Magnolia theme. With additional patches of pink over blossoms and traces of green over some leaves.Label TextMAGNOLIA PITCHER Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Nancy, France Ca 1898 Blown cased glass with applied handle; cut, engraved, Stained handle. Mark: engraved on bottom Cristallerie E. Galle a Nancy Incised on side Galle Gift: Jean Outland Chrysler Collection 71.6634Published ReferencesNancy 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. and p. 55, NO. 65 for photo.
Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé
