Vase Marisa
Vase Marisa
Artist
René Jules Lalique
(French, 1860-1945)
Factory/Foundry
René Lalique & Cie
DateNovember 3, 1927 (design), about 1932-1947 (object)
DimensionsH: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm); Rim Diam: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm); Body Diam: 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm)
MediumTransparent dark grey semi-lead glass; mold-blown, ground and polished rim, acid-etched with polished raised surfaces.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of John W. Eichleay, Jr.
Object number
2008.191
On View
Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 5
DescriptionThe body is decorated overall with four rows of fish in relief arranged vertically, decreasing in size toward the top and bottom of the vessel.
Bulbous vessel with a short neck and wide flared rim, ground and polished flat.
Comparative ReferencesSee also Félix Marcilhac, R. Lalique, Paris, 1989, p. 439, no. 1002.
First century BCE
René Jules Lalique
about 1920
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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