vase
Object NameVase
Maker
Émile Gallé
(French, 1846 - 1904)
Made FromGlass
Date1875-1885
Place MadeFrance, Nancy
Techniqueblown in a mold, cut, enameled, gilded
SizeH: 16.8 cm; D (rim max.): 12.7 cm, (min.): 6.2 cm, (base max.): 5.8 cm, (min.) 3.8 cm
Accession Number54.3.69
Credit LineBequest of Ellen D. Sharpe
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionClear glass; blown in a mold, cut, enameled and gilded. Flat base with sloping sides, flattened funnel-shaped body with rim slightly flaring at max. diameter; rim deeply cut in geometric motifs; mostly blue floral motifs on the body between two glassrings, below rim and on the base, between the rings also a young couple: he is playing the flute, she is listening; on the rings double zig-zag bands; on the base: "E. Galle, Nancy".Provenance
Source
Ellen D. Sharpe
- 1954
50-99
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