Souris (Mouse)

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Object Name: 
Prototype for a Seal
Title: 
Souris (Mouse)
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, possibly Clairefontaine
France, possibly Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
81.7.28
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 8.4 cm, W: 3.3 cm, D: 3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed in 1912
Primary Description: 
Prototype for a Seal, Souris (Mouse) . Pale amethyst tinted highly bubbly glass; mold-pressed. Two mice atop pedestal, the one mouse resting atop the other; with decoration of vines and berries trailing down the pedestal.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Danenberg, Bernard, Former Collection
1981-05-21
Category: 
Modern
Color: 
amethyst
Technique: 
casting
Material: 
glass
Copyright: 
© Rene Lalique

Publications (2)

Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 182, 360 (no. 42); BIB# 139598
Glass: Art Nouveau to Art Deco (1977) pp. 120-132; BIB# 20143