Ibis
Cigarette Box and Cover
1923 (made)
1923 (made)
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'Ibis' cigarette box and cover, pâte-de-verre (glass paste), designed by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau for Société Anonyme des Pâtes de Verre d'Argy-Rousseau, Paris, 1923
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Ibis (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pâte-de-verre (glass paste) |
| Brief description | 'Ibis' cigarette box and cover, pâte-de-verre (glass paste), designed by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau for Société Anonyme des Pâtes de Verre d'Argy-Rousseau, Paris, 1923 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G Argy-Rousseau' (Maker's mark, moulded) |
| Gallery label | Cigarette box and cover , pâte-de-verre (glass paste) France (Paris), 1923 designed by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, for Société Anonyme des Pâtes de Verre d'Argy-Rousseau (C.54 &A-1978) Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, with other contemporary glassmakers interested in pâte de verre at the beginning of the century followed, closely in the footsteps of the pioneering Henry Cros. A shrewd businessman with a keen eye for fashionable taste as well as a prolific and technically highly skilful glassmaker, Argy-Rousseau was extremely successful. This cigarette box and cover, known in the catalogues as 'Ibis', was inspired by motifs from ancient Egypt. It was designed in 1923, a year after the discovery of Tutankhamun's treasure. .(18/06/2009) |
| Object history | Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, with other contemporary glassmakers interested in pâte de verre at the beginning of the century followed, closely in the footsteps of the pioneering Henry Cros. A shrewd businessman with a keen eye for fashionable taste as well as a prolific and technically highly skilful glassmaker, Argy-Rousseau was extremely successful. This cigarette box and cover, known in the catalogues as 'Ibis', was inspired by motifs from ancient Egypt. It was designed in 1923, a year after the discovery of Tutankhamun's treasure. |
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| Other number | 9515 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | C.54&A-1978 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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