Vase - with irises
| Accession Nr.: | 53.31.1 |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Gallé, Émile (1846 - 1904) |
| Date of production: |
ca. 1900
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| Place of production: | Nancy |
| Inscription: | "Gallé" |
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| Materials: | layered glass |
| Techniques: | etched; ground; mould-blown |
| Dimensions: |
opening diameter: 11 cm
base diameter: 13,5 cm
height: 39,5 cm
maximum width: 14,5 cm
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The broad, conical foot supports an upturned pear- shaped body with a narrow top and a splaying top rim. The body is decorated with lilac iris stems with blossoms and buds, springing from the foot and gradually lightening towards the top. There is also a section of an iris blossom on the body. The outer surface is bright, the inner one is etched matte.
Literature
- Szerk.: Csenkey Éva, Gálos Miklós: Tiffany & Gallé e i maestri dell'art nouveau nella collezione del Museo di Arti Applicate di Budapest. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 2013. - Nr. 2.7.
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Horányi Éva: Szecesszió. A 20. század hajnala. (Az európai iparművészet korszakai.). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1996. - Nr. 2.56. (Varga Vera)
