Corday - 1, Tzigane

Object NamePerfume Bottle with Stopper

Designer René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

Maker Lalique et Cie (France)

Made FromGlass

Datedesigned in 1937

Place MadeFrance, possibly Combs-la-Ville; France, possibly Wingen-sur-Moder

TechniqueMold-blown bottle, mold-pressed stopper

SizeOverall H: 17.6 cm, Diam: 5.2 cm

Accession Number91.3.18

Credit LineGift of David J. Weinstein

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Designing for a New Century: Works on Paper by Lalique and his Contemporaries

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass, matte, brown/black enamel; Mold-blown bottle, mold-pressed stopper. Columnar bottle with solid button stopper (inscribed 108), angled rays spiral from center top circle, rest of stopper (except for ray edges) is matte; sharply collared neck with thick lip, flat shoulder angles to geometric body in shape of eight-rayed star, notched rays extend in rows down entire length of matte body (ray edges are polished), smooth horizontal panel near base imprinted with block letters "TZIGANE" colored with enamel; body notches extend to un-notched, polished foot area impressed with "CORDAY"/"PARIS" also filled with enamel; matte base, no pontil; in raised block letters around base: "BOTTLE MADE IN FRANCE R. LALIQUE".
Provenance

Source David J. Weinstein