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Blackbirds and grapes

Panel
1928 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lalique Glassworks (manufacturer)
Lalique, René Jules (designer)
Place of origin
Wingen-sur-Moder (made)

Panel, moulded glass with acid etched decoration, France, Bas-Rhin (Wingen-sur-Moder), designed by René Lalique, made at the Lalique glassworks (Verrerie d'Alsace), 1928

Object details

Categories
Glass
Transport
Object type
Panel
Titles
  • Blackbirds and grapes (manufacturer's title)
  • Merles et Raisins (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Press moulded glass, with a silver ground
Glass
Acid-Etched
Brief description
Panel, moulded glass with acid etched decoration, France, Bas-Rhin (Wingen-sur-Moder), designed by René Lalique, made at the Lalique glassworks (Verrerie d'Alsace), 1928
Dimensions
  • Height: 52.0cm
Style
20TH CONT
Gallery label
Designed for the Compagnie internationale des Wagon-lits, for a carriage in the Côte d'Azur Pullman-express which went into service in 1929. Lalique was among a number of distinguished designers, artist-decorators and architects commissioned by the company. This was Lalique's first major commission, for public transport the commission was placed in 1923. He designed a panel for the carriage to be used by the then French President Alexandre Millerand and divsional panels (like this) for other carriages.
Bibliographic reference
Marcilhac,F: Lalique,Paris,1989,p.865; Arwas,V: Glass Art Nouveau-Art Deco; Garner,P: The History of Glass ed. Dan Klein
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.53-1978

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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