Vase (France)

Emile Gallé

1884–89

earthenware

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

A decorative ceramic fan-shaped object with painted motifs of a butterfly, flowers, a crescent moon, and a mountain with waves. The surface is textured and embellished with gold leaf. A decorative ceramic fan-shaped object with painted motifs of a butterfly, flowers, a crescent moon, and a mountain with waves. The surface is textured and embellished with gold leaf. 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. Museum purchase from Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Decorative Arts Association Acquisition Funds, and General Acquisitions Endowment