Tourbillons

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Object Name: 
Vase
Title: 
Tourbillons
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, possibly Wingen-sur-Moder
France, possibly Combs-la-Ville
Accession Number: 
2011.3.340
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 20.5 cm, Diam (max): 20 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
designed in 1926
Credit Line: 
Gift of Elaine and Stanford Steppa
Primary Description: 
Transparent amber yellow glass; mold-pressed. Ovoid vase with short straight-walled foot and straight-walled rim. Exterior of vessel decorated with deep-set spirals with spokes.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steppa, Elaine, Source
2011-12-09
Steppa, Stanford, Source
2011-12-09
Color: 
amber
yellow
Technique: 
pressing
molding
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
R. LALQUE NO. 973 / FRANCE
signature
: 
Engraved on base
Copyright: 
© Rene Lalique

Publications (3)

Corning Museum of Glass Calendar (2014) illustrated, p. 2, top;
Rene Lalique: Enchanted by Glass (2014) illustrated, jacket, front right; BIB# 139598
Treasures From the Corning Museum of Glass (2013-12) illustrated, June;