Source de la Fontaine, Melite

Artist René Jules Lalique (French, 1860-1945)

Datemodel introduced, 1924

DimensionsGlass Dimensions: 22 3/16 × 4 5/16 × 3 7/16 in. (56.4 × 11 × 8.7 cm)
Base: 2 3/8 × 5 5/16 × 5 in. (6 × 13.5 × 12.7 cm)

MediumMold-pressed glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of John and Maria Shugars in memory of Christine Dittmer

Object number

2018.61

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 3

DescriptionMélite is a standing female figure, mold-pressed in transparent glass. The glass has a flange at the base that fits into a wooden base. The figure stands with her feet together and is holding a fish between her two arms, near her chest. Mélite is clothed in a long textured robe, extending to her feet and the base of the sculpture. She has a veil over her bowed head. Her feet are bare and she is studded with what appears to be beads or droplets of water.

Exhibition HistoryChrysler Museum of Art, Lalique: Enchanted by Glass, September 15, 2017- January 21, 2018.

Comparative ReferencesSee also Marcilhac, Felix. R. Lalique: Catalogue Raisonne De L'oevre De Verre. Editions de l'Amateur,France (2005), pg. 402. See also Bayer, Patricia and Mark Waller. The Art of René Lalique. The Wellfleet Press, 1988.