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Emile Gallé
Vase, 'Sous l'eau du songe'circa 1890-1895

Not on view
Cameo glass vase with rose-pink body overlaid in dark brown-black glass, carved to reveal a gnarled tree with a pale blue flower blossom in relief, cursive French inscription around the foot
Cameo glass vase with a narrow footed base widening to a rounded body, pink ground overlaid with dark brown acid-etched branches and foliage, a single pale blue flower in relief at center.
Cameo glass vase with pink ground and dark brown layered glass carved to reveal twisting branches and a single blue flower in relief, flared pedestal base.

Emile Gallé, Cristallerie de Gallé, Vase, 'Sous l'eau du songe', circa 1890-1895, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Manufacturer
Emile Gallé
France, Nancy, 1846-1904
Manufacturer
Cristallerie de Gallé
France, Nancy, active 1874-1935
Title
Vase, 'Sous l'eau du songe'
Place Made
France, Nancy
Date Made
circa 1890-1895
Medium
Cased, acid-etched and wheel-cut glass
Dimensions
Height: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.); Diameter of base: 1 7/8 in. (4.9 cm.); Diameter of rim: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
M.82.124.55
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1991. vol. 28-29, no. 12-1 (December, 1990-January, 1992).
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers. Eternal Medium: Seeing the World in Stone. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2023.