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On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Scent Bottle

ca. 1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scent bottle, cut, engraved, enamelled and gilded glass, designed by Emile Gallé for Gallé glassworks, Nancy, about 1878


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bottle
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Glass, cut, engraved, enamelled and gilded
Brief description
Scent bottle, cut, engraved, enamelled and gilded glass, designed by Emile Gallé for Gallé glassworks, Nancy, about 1878
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Emile Gallé Nancy' (Maker's mark)
Gallery label
Scent bottle , cut, engraved, enamelled and gilded France, Lorraine (Nancy), about 1878 designed by Emile Gallé, for Gallé glassworks Croft-Lyons Bequest (C.276 &A-1926) Gallé made a number of small boxes and bottles enamelled with hunting scenes in the style of 16th - 17thC decoration. Although designed in and around 1878 they were shown six years later in the 1884 display at the Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, where Gallé's exhibition was a great success. .(18/06/2009)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lt. Col. G. B. Croft-Lyons FSA
Object history
Gallé made a number of small boxes and bottles enamelled with hunting scenes in the style of 16th to 17th century decoration. Although designed in and around 1878 they were shown six years later in the 1884 display at the Union Centrale des Arts Décoratifs, where Gallé's exhibition was a great success.
Bibliographic reference
[Gallé catalogue]. Paris : Museé du Luxembourg.
Other number
9434 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.276&A-1926

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
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