vase
Object NameVase with Flower Medallions
Maker
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
(French, 1885-1953)
Made FromGlass
Date1920-1925
Place MadeFrance, Paris
Techniquepate de verre
SizeH: 25.9 cm, D (max.): 13 cm
Accession Number61.3.137
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale pinkish lavender, blue-amethyst, light yellow, green and orangish-red glasses; pate de verre. Elongated bulbous form; horizontal flared upper rim swells to mid-body and tapers to base; upper half of body encircled by a frieze of right hand curls having three trisymmetrically placed circular medallions with five stylized flowers and curling vine; frieze is bordered at top and base by bands of right hand curls; flat base; incised in original wax model on side: "G. ARGY- ROUSSEAU", on base, "7172".Provenance
Source
Mrs. Troy Abel
50-99
