vase
Object NameVase
Maker
Émile Gallé
(French, 1846 - 1904)
Made FromGlass
Date1880-1900
Place MadeFrance, Nancy
Techniquefree-blown, cased, acid-etched
SizeOverall H: 61.5 cm; Rim Diam: 13 cm; Base Diam: 22.8 cm
Accession Number56.3.42
Credit LineGift of Miss Astrid Varnay
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent greyish-smoky and brownish-amber heavy glass; free- blown, cased and acid-etched. Cylindrical body flaring at bottom and rounding to flat ground base, slightly flaring rim; large leaf and flower design in brownish-amber, a leaf frieze at bottom; surface "frosted"; at bottom: "Galle".Provenance
Source
Astrid Varnay
