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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Vase

1890 - ca. 1896 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ovoid vase, of layered clear, purple, and yellow glass, cameo-cut and wheel engraved, with painting in pink and green enamels, decorated with cobwebs, insects and wild orchids.


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass, cameo-cut and wheel engraved, painted in enamels
Brief description
Ovoid vase of Art Nouveau style, of layered clear, purple, and yellow glass, cameo-cut and wheel engraved, with painting in pink and green enamels, decorated with cobwebs, insects and wild orchids, made by Daum, possibly designed by Henri Bergé, Nancy, France, 1890 - ca. 1896.
Physical description
Ovoid vase, of layered clear, purple, and yellow glass, cameo-cut and wheel engraved, with painting in pink and green enamels, decorated with cobwebs, insects and wild orchids.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Daum Nancy' with a cross of Lorraine (Maker's identification; engraved)
  • 'Daum Nancy' with a cross of Lorraine (Maker's identification; writing (processes); gold paint)
Credit line
Gift of Mr & Mrs W. S. Smith.
Bibliographic reference
Noel Daum, Daum: Mastery of Glass, Edita St Lausanne, 1985, p122.
Other number
9469 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.26-2002

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Record createdAugust 15, 2002
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