vase

Object NameVase

Maker Émile Gallé (French, 1846 - 1904)

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1900-1954

Place MadeFrance, Nancy

TechniqueFree-blown, stained

SizeH: 24.5 cm; D (rim): 14.6 cm, (max.)(body with handles): 25.4 cm, (base): 11.6 cm

Accession Number54.3.68

Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe

Curatorial Area(s)

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Physical DescriptionTransparent pale blue glass with few bubbles; wear marks; free-blown and stained. Solid domed foot with large, ground pontil mark, large ovoid amphora-like body with wide mouth and folded rim; two thick light grey loophandles applied to shoulder and lower part of body; few geometric motifs in turquoise blue on upper part of body, being white on inside; engraved signature on base: "Emile Galle".
Provenance

Source Ellen D. Sharpe - 1954-06-01