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Object NamePassion Bottle

Makerprobably Alexandre Soudart (French, about 1850-1914)

Made FromNon-Lead Glass, Metal

Date1850-1899

Place MadeFrance, Sars-Poteries

Techniqueblown, lampworked

SizeOverall H: 36 cm, Diam: 12.4 cm

Accession Number77.3.25

Credit LineGift of Countess J. de Vogüé

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Curiosities of Glassmaking

The Magic of the Lamp: Flameworked Objects from the Permanent Collection

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, white, pink, green, yellow, black non-lead glasses; blown, lampworked. Tall, thin, cylindrical shape; filled with water and objects supported from glass bubbles; long, tapered neck at the top, curled at the tip and sealed; rounded shoulders; waisted at the base, above a flared, rounded foot; flat on the underside; contains 48 glass bubbles with long, tubular stems, each with small lampworked figures suspended from the bottom, using silver (?) wire and glass beads; the figures include a Napoleonic figure in military uniform, a serpent, a ballerina, a crucifixion with a blue serpent, below, etc., many floating and many resting on the bottom.
Provenance

Source Countess J. de Vogue - 1977