Filix Plate
Manufacturer
René Lalique
(French, 1860-1945)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1926-1937
MediumMolded and acid-etched glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)
InscribedEngraved on bottom edge: "R. Lalique".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.7864
Not on view
DescriptionClear, molded with 8 rather fern-like leaf outlines, partly frosted, radiating from plain center, the leaf points make plate faintly octagonal; give snowflake appearance. Leaf design.Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.Published ReferencesRené Lalique. LALIQUE GLASS: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE FOR 1932. Reprint: 1981. Corning: Corning Museum of Glass and Dover Publications: plate 38, "Assiette Filix", #3023. Félix Marcilhac. RENÈ LALIQUE, 1860-1945: MAÎTRE-VERRIER: ANALYSE DE L'OEUVRE ET CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ. Paris: Editions de l'Amateur. 1994. No. 3023, p. 702.
