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
Mid-second to early first century BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
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