Cerises (Cherries)

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Object Name: 
Rocker Blotter
Title: 
Cerises (Cherries)
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
2011.3.328
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.8 cm, W: 16.8 cm, D: 8.8 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
designed in 1920
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Rocker Blotter, "Cerises (Cherries)". Colorless glass, metal, cardboard, blue felt; mold-pressed, acid-etched, assembled. Rocker blotter with silver metal, blue felt, and cardboard blotter with waisted colorless handle. Handle decorated with thorny vines and circular berries.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
colorless
silver
blue
Technique: 
pressing
acid-etching
molding
Material: 
glass
nickel
cardboard
felt
Inscription: 
R. LALIQUE
signature
: 
Molded relief on one end of glass
Copyright: 
© Rene Lalique

Publications (1)

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 195 (no. 27); BIB# 139598