Grenade

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Object Name: 
Vase
Title: 
Grenade
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, possibly Wingen-sur-Moder
France, possibly Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
2011.3.317
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 12 cm, Diam (max): 12.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed in 1930
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Translucent black glass, traces of white enamel in decoration; mold-blown, enameled. Small round vase with short cylindrical neck that flares to flattened rim. Decorated overall with a pattern of stylized “u” shapes meant to resemble the surface of a grenade.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
black
Technique: 
molding
glassblowing
enameling
Material: 
glass
enamel
Inscription: 
France
inscription
: 
Engraved along edge of underside in script
No. 1045 / MADE IN FRANCE
label
: 
Affixed on base Gold pressed label. Number is handwritten in pen or pencil
R. LALIQUE
signature
: 
Acid stamped along edge of underside
Copyright: 
© Rene Lalique