Vase, by Emile Gallé, 1884–89
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Vase

Emile Gallé (French, 1846 - 1904)

1884–89

Medium
Earthenware
Classification
Ceramics (objects)
Dimensions
H x W: 15.5 x 32 cm (6 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.)
Culture
Nancy
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Credit line
Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Funds, and General Acquisitions Endowment
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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About this work

A fan shaped vase sitting on two feet. The vase is a brown and black marbled color with a mountain night scene and a floral (with butterfly) day scene on the front.