vase

Object NameVase

Designer René Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

Manufacturer Lalique et Cie (France)

Made FromGlass

Datedesigned in 1924

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

TechniqueMold-blown, acid-etched

SizeOverall H: 24.4 cm, Diam (max): 25.5 cm

Accession Number93.3.41

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (CHRYSLER)

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass

Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

René Lalique (French, 1860-1945) began his career as a jeweler. In 1890, he opened a studio in Paris, where he made his famous jewelry designed for celebrities and other socially elite personalities. He began to experiment with glass, and started to commercially produce glass perfume bottles in 1909. Purchasing a larger factory in 1918, Lalique manufactured a wide range of art glass using modern industrial techniques, such as pressing. The Serpent (Snake) Vase is one of his most popular designs.

Physical DescriptionVase, "Serpent (Snake)". Transparent dark red-amber glass; mold-blown, acid-etched. Roughly spherical vessel with narrow cone-shaped neck, lipless rim; lobed body of vessel in shape of 3-4 thick spiraling coils of serpent with overall feather-shaped scales with partial matte surface, head of snake with gaping jaw and upper fang is at neck of vessel; flattened base, no pontil.
Provenance

Source David J. Weinstein - 1993-06-07

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