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Object NameDragonfly Bowl

Artist Émile Gallé (French, 1846 - 1904)

Studio Cristallerie d'Émile Gallé

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1880-1890

TechniqueBlown, acid-etched, gilded and enameled

SizeOverall H: 10.9 cm, D: 18.47 cm

Accession Number75.3.31

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Louis C. Tiffany, Master of Modern Art Glass

Place Made

France, Nancy

Physical DescriptionColorless glass with dark green, red and brown inclusions; gold; opaque white, pink, light blue, dark blue, yellowish-green and brown enamels; blown, acid-etched, gilded and enameled. Bowl with horizontal, inturned rim with irregularly beveled lip and rounded outer edge; wall curves downward and inward and then straightens at bottom; plain base with rounded edge and flat bottom. Colorless glass has three areas of dark green, red, and brown inclusions which originate at base and swirl upward to lip. Acid-etched, gilded and enameled decoration on outside of rim and wall: on rim, three similar but not identical groups of pink scrolls, each associated with two or three green, pink and pale blue dragonflies, all with acid-etched outlines and gilding; on wall, many flower-like motifs, each with plain circular center and long, very narrow curving petals, many of which retain traces of gilding, against rough (acid-etched?) background; on opposite sides of vessel, either one or two stylized dragonflies with acid-etched(?) outlines filled with gilding, and gilded and colored enamel details. Signature scratched or etched on base, near edge: two lines, "E. Gallé/ Nancy".
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