Perruches (Parakeets)

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Object Name: 
Vase
Title: 
Perruches (Parakeets)
Accession Number: 
2011.3.211
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 25.4 cm, Diam (max): 24.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed in 1919
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Vase, "Perruches (Parakeets)". Transparent blue glass; mold-blown, acid-etched. Ovoid vase widening toward shoulder; short straight-walled rim. Exterior of vessel decorated with pairs of parakeets perched on flowering branches.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
Material: 
Inscription: 
R. LALIQUE
signature
Molded intaglio on base
Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 254 (no. 5); BIB# 139598