Vase
Daum Frères, Nancy, France
French, established 1875
c. 1900
A painted glass vase by Daum Frères that uses a long, drawn neck and a mottled, organic surface to turn blown glass into a decorative, nature‑inspired object for display.
What strikes you first is the exaggeratedly thin neck rising from a teardrop body and the warm, dappled orange‑gold surface that reads like sunlit skin or a ripening fruit, giving the piece an intimate, almost living presence.
Dating from around 1900, the vase exemplifies the Art Nouveau effort to fuse craft and fine art, illustrating how Daum’s experimental surface treatments helped elevate glass into a medium for expressive, nature‑inspired design.
Medium
Painted glass
Dimensions
8 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4" (21 x 8.9 x 7 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Phyllis B. Lambert Fund
Accession
172.1958
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions
