Vase
Object NameVase
Manufacturer
Daum Frères
(French, founded 1878 - present)
Manufacturer
Louis Majorelle
(French, 1859 - 1926)
Datec.1925
OriginFrance
MediumGlass, mold blown with ironwork
Dimensions8 x 14 in. (20.3 x 35.6 cm)
47 in. (119.4 cm) Circumferance
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Glass
Credit LineGift of the Robert A. Wright Estate. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM85.245
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureFrench
Label TextIn the 1880s Majorelle turned out pastiches of Louis XV furniture styles, which he exhibited in 1894 at the Exposition d'Art Décoratif et Industriel [Exposition of Decorative and Industrial Art] in Nancy, but the influence of the glass- and furniture-maker Emile Gallé (1846 – 1904) inspired him to take his production in new directions. Beginning in the 1890s, Majorelle's furniture, embellished with inlays, took their inspiration from nature: stems of plants, waterlily leaves, tendrils, dragonflies. Before 1900 he added a metalworking atelier to the workshops, to produce drawer pulls and mounts in keeping with the fluid lines of his woodwork. His studio also was responsible for the ironwork of balconies, staircase railings, and exterior details on many buildings in Nancy at the turn of the twentieth century. Often collaborating on lamp and decorative arts designs with the Daum Frères glassworks of Nancy, he helped make the city one of the European centers of Art Nouveau. At the apogee of the Belle époque, during the 1900 Paris World's Fair (Exposition Universelle), Majorelle's designs triumphed and drew him an international clientele. By 1910, Majorelle had opened shops for his furniture in Nancy, Paris, Lyon, and Lille. The style of this vase bridges both the Art Nouveau and emerging Arts and Crafts aesthetic.
MarkingsIncised in script "France"
PeriodArt Nouveau / Arts and Crafts
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
