vase

Object NameVase with Wrought Iron Mount

Maker(Iron) Louis Majorelle (French, 1859-1926)

Manufacturer Daum Freres (French)

Made FromGlass, Wrought Iron, Gold Foil

Dateabout 1910

Place MadeFrance, Nancy

TechniqueCased, blown into wrought iron mount

SizeOverall H: 18.2 cm, W: 18.3 cm, D: 16.6 cm

Accession Number2005.3.15

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewModern Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This vase was part of a collection of early modern glass assembled by Harvey Littleton, the “father” of American studio glass. He used the collection to teach his students about glassworking processes. The wrought-iron mount was made in Nancy by the French furniture designer Louis Majorelle (1859–1926).

Physical DescriptionTransparent red, and opaque white glass; cased, blown into wrought iron mount, gold-foil inclusion. Flaring cylindrical shape vase with wrought iron mount, the glass of the vase "bubbles" out between sections of the mount. Mount has hanging, flower shaped handles.
Provenance

Source Harvey K. Littleton (American, 1922-2013) - 1971-09-2005-05-02
Littleton purchased 1971-09 from L'Ecuyer Bruxelles