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1910

  • Work on this object ended.

1974

  • We acquired this object.

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Bud Vase Vase

This is a vase. It was made by Emile Gallé. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1974. Its medium is mold-blown and acid-cut cameo glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Jacqueline Rea. It is credited Gift of Jacqueline Rea in memory of Dr. Robert Roux-Delimal.

  • Vase (Italy)
  • blow and cased glass.
  • Gift of Michael Lewis Balamuth.
  • 1971-66-2

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 31.5 x 11 cm (12 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in script on lower body near foot: Gallé

It is inscribed

Raised inscription on vase body: "Beni/soit/le coin/sombre/ ou s'isolent/nos Coeurs/Marceline Valmore"

Cite this object as

Bud Vase Vase; Made by Emile Gallé (French, 1846–1904); France; mold-blown and acid-cut cameo glass; H x diam.: 31.5 x 11 cm (12 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.); Gift of Jacqueline Rea in memory of Dr. Robert Roux-Delimal; 1974-105-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Deconstructing Power : W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World's Fair and Rococo: The Continuing Curve 1730-2008.

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