Lobed Bowl

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Object Name: 
Lobed Bowl
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, Nancy
Accession Number: 
54.3.30
Dimensions: 
H: 6.8 cm, D (rim): 12.4 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1900
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Ellen D. Sharpe
Primary Description: 
Transparent and translucent colorless very bubbly glass; blown and cut with multicolored casing. Ring-like solid foot with ground pontil mark, semispherical bowl with crimped rim forming a trefoil; a broad wave-band in red and lilac between pale yellow, green and white diagonal stripes at bottom; below rim seven cut and gilded butterflies and the signature: "Galle".

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Sharpe, Ellen D., Source
1954-06-01
Category: 
Modern
Color: 
colorless
red
lilac
pale yellow
green
white
multicolored
Technique: 
glassblowing
cutting
cased glass
Material: 
glass

Publications (6)

From Cinderella's Slippers to Fiber Optics (2003) illustrated, p. 47; BIB# 75015
Glass Art (1996) illustrated, p. 19; BIB# 36413
Glasskolan 5: Galles epok (1990-05) p. 58;
The Magic of Glass and the Surface of Monaco from Midtec (1983) illustrated, p. 10; BIB# 22508
A Short History of Glass (1980 edition) (1980) illustrated, p. 81, # 80; BIB# 21161
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History from The Corning Museum of Glass (1980) illustrated, dust jacket, pp. 205-205, pl. 97; BIB# 20953