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

Oran

Vase
1927 (designed), 1928-1947 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, France, Bas-Rhin (Wingen-sur-Moder), designed by René Lalique, for Lalique glassworks (Verrerie d'Alsace), 1927-1947


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleOran (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Press-moulded glass
Brief description
Vase, France, Bas-Rhin (Wingen-sur-Moder), designed by René Lalique, for Lalique glassworks (Verrerie d'Alsace), 1927-1947
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.0cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'R. LALIQUE FRANCE', engraved
  • '999', engraved (Model No.)
Gallery label
After 1925 Lalique introduced a range of colours into his commercial production. Yellows, such as this amber, were made by the inclusion of iron oxides in the glass mass.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs. GM Spear
Production
designed 1927, available from 1928-47
Bibliographic reference
Marcilhac,F: Lalique,Paris,1989,p.438; Arwas,V: Glass Art Nouveau-Art Deco; Garner,P: The History of Glass ed. Dan Klein
Other numbers
  • 9505 - Glass gallery number
  • number 999 - Marcilhac (1989)
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.378-1970

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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