Bouchon Mures (Berry Stopper)

Zoom

Object Name:

Perfume Bottle with Stopper

Title:

Bouchon Mures (Berry Stopper)

Department

Modern

Maker(s)

Lalique, Rene ((French, 1860-1945)), Designer

Lalique et Cie, Manufacturer

Lalique, Rene ((French, 1860-1945)), Maker

Place Made:

France, Combs-la-Ville

Date:

designed in 1920

Color

AAT

colorless

Physical Attributes Facet (ref)
- Color (ref)
  - color (ref)
    - colorless (ref)

AAT

orange

Physical Attributes Facet (ref)
- Color (ref)
  - colors (ref)
    - chromatic colors (ref)
      - orange (ref)

AAT

red

Physical Attributes Facet (ref)
- Color (ref)
  - colors (ref)
    - chromatic colors (ref)
      - red (ref)

Technique

AAT

blown glass

Materials Facet (ref)
- Materials (ref)
  - materials (ref)
    - inorganic material (ref)
      - glass (ref)
        blown glass (ref)

AAT

pressing

Activities Facet (ref)
- Processes and Techniques (ref)
  - forming (ref)
    - pressing (ref)

AAT

cutting

Activities Facet (ref)
- Processes and Techniques (ref)
  - cutting (ref)

AAT

enameling

Activities Facet (ref)
- Processes and Techniques (ref)
  - coating (ref)
    - enameling (ref)

Material

AAT

glass

Materials Facet (ref)
- Materials (ref)
  - materials (ref)
    - inorganic material (ref)
      - glass (ref)

Dimensions:

Overall H: 11.7 cm, W: 9.2 cm, Diam (max): 4.1 cm

Accession Number:

2011.3.250

Credit Line:

Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa

Location:

On Display

Description

Colorless and orange-red glass; mold-blown, mold-pressed, cut, enameled. Cylindrical shaped perfume bottle with cut vertical lines painted w/ orange enamel. Stopper is a decoration of berries on a bush draping down each side of the bottle. Stopper is frozen into bottle.

Inscription

France Engraved underside of bottle

[illegible words/initials/ Engraved underside of bottle

R. LALIQUE Pressed bottle

Provenance

Steppa, Elaine, Source to 2011-12-09

Steppa, Stanford, Source to 2011-12-09

Publications (2)

Publications

Rene Lalique, the famous French artist (2012-10) illustrated, pp. 28-29;

A Important Gift of Glass by Rene Lalique Given to the Museum by Stanford and Elaine Steppa (2012) illustrated, p. 16, bottom left;

What is AAT?

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More

Join our mailing list

Corning Museum of Glass

Collection Search

You are here

Main menu