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(a) Blown and cased glass, cut, acid-etched, marqueterie, engraved, polished, applied silver stain, handles. Yellowish (manganese) and brown (hyalith) glasses, copper inclusions, blown, cased, acid-etched, cut, and engraved; applied silver stain and handles. Vase with wide rim, constricted neck, spherical body, circular base, and two applied handles. Transparent yellowish glass cased with a layer of dark brown glass, then with a layer of lighter brown glass, and finally with a layer of dark brown glass, the brown glass cut away with acid and wheel to leave the decorated areas and inscription. Copper inclusions (appearing bright blue) in handles and on body. On one side of the vase are two large engraved lilies, colored opaque yellow with silver stain. Traces of the silver stain appear on other areas of the vase. Engraved details of the decorative figures and flower were applied last. The interior of the vase is acid-etched. Because the decoration of the vase is accompanied by a quotation, it is one of Gallé’s “talking vases,” or vase parlant. Inscribed in relief-cut letters: “Hommes noirs, d’où sortez vous?” and “Nous sortons de dessous terre.” (“Dark men, where do you come from? “We come from beneath the earth.”) Engraved inscription: “Béranger” for Pierre-Jean de Béranger (French, 1780–1857), the source of the quotation. Engraved signatures: “Gallé 1900,” and “V. Prouvé”. (b) Custom-made case with hinged walls and top. Orange leather exterior; ivory suede and silk interior. Floor of interior inscribed: "Emile Gallé / 1900", "Hommes noirs, d’où sortez vous?", "Victor Prouvé / 1900".
Publications (16)
Emīru gare no garasu: ketteiban; エミール・ガレのガラス : 決定版 / 山根郁信編 (2019)
illustrated, pp. 12-13;
Nature and the Nation in Fin-de-siècle France: The Art of Emile Gallé and the Ecole de Nancy (2017)
illustrated, pp. 112-113, pl. 5;
BIB# 146011
Hourglass Museums: Tina Oldknow to Retire from The Corning Museum of Glass (2015)
illustrated, p. 16 (top);
BIB# AI100540
Contemporary Glass Vessels: Selections from the Corning Museum of Glass (2015)
illustrated, p. 20 (fig. 25);
BIB# 149403
Shaping History: Looking at the Past and Present in Glass (2013)
illustrated, p. 183, #8;
BIB# 135186
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2011 (2012)
illustrated, pp. 5, 7, 9;
The Corning Museum of Glass: Notable Acquisitions 2011 (2012)
illustrated, cover, pp. 44-47;
BIB# AI87745
Notes: Les Hommes noirs, a Dreyfusard vase parlant by Emile Galle and Victor Prouve (2012)
illustrated, pp. 261-264, Fig. 1;
BIB# AI92561
Notes: Corning Museum Makes Major Additions to Glass, Library Collections (2012)
illustrated, cover, frontispiece;
BIB# AI92535
Les Hommes noirs, un vase parlant d’Emile Gallé et Victor Prouvé (2011-03)
illustrated, pp. 21-30; cover;
BIB# AI88875
Le verre: art & design, XIXe-XXIe siècles (2011)
illustrated, v. 2, p. 133 (bottom left);
BIB# 128311
Recent Acquisitions: Les Hommes noirs, a Masterpiece by Emile Gallé and Victor Prouvé (2011)
illustrated, p. 16;
BIB# AI86938