A tall glass vase with flared concave sides, thick rounded rim, and rounded bottom. The vase is painted with a landscape of delicate white and black birch trees. The vivid green lawn is bounded at the far end with a line of sparse dark green bushes along a body of pale green-grey water. Horizontal blue-grey lines beneath the distant blue-grey trees beyond suggest reflections. The pale grey-blue sky above is spotted with pink. At the rim of the vase, the trees painted on the reverse side are visible through the glass.

This object is currently on display in room 206 as part of Botanical Expressions. There is one other image of this object. See our image rights statement.

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Object Timeline

-0001	We photographed this object.
1905	Work on this object ended.
1969	We acquired this object.
1979	We exhibited this object.
1991	We exhibited this object.
2015	We photographed this object.
2019	We exhibited this object.
2022	You found it!

Vase (France)

This is a Vase. It was manufactured by Daum. It is dated ca. 1900 and we acquired it in 1969. Its medium is glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

In 1891, Daum Frères, a prominent glassworks in Nancy, France, operated by brothers Auguste and Antonin Daum, opened a decoration studio to augment their fine glassware. Daum’s chief decorator of 30 years, artist Henri Bergé (French, 1870-1937), made hundreds of watercolor studies from plants in Nancy’s botanical gardens for use by designers at the factory as well as in his teaching. In 1897, a formal drawing school was established at the factory with courses taught by Bergé and fellow designer Jacques Gruber

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Jacob Schiff.

aquatic plants, green, pink Vase
glass.
Gift of the Estate of Max Kobre.
1996-45-3

A vase with wide base, getting slightly narrower towards the top. A layer of dark plants form the bottom. Lighter plants flourish in the middle and top sections. The top of the vase is flowerless, with a creamy coloring.

Vase (France)
glass.
Gift of the Estate of Max Kobre.
1996-45-11

Vase (France)
glass.
Gift of the Estate of Max Kobre.
1996-45-2

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Textile, Countryside Mural
linen.
Gift of Henry C. and Eleanor Kluck.
1985-84-19-a,b

Vase Vase
earthenware.
Gift of Dona Guimaraes in memory of Sarah McGuffey.
1983-43-1

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 25.5 x 13.2 cm (10 1/16 x 5 3/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Vase (France); Manufactured by Daum (France); glass; H x diam.: 25.5 x 13.2 cm (10 1/16 x 5 3/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Jacob Schiff; 1969-48-1

In addition to Botanical Expressions, this object was previously on display as part of the exhibitions The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource and The Cooper-Hewitt Collection: Glass.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2CELz/
Accession Number 1969-48-1
Object ID 18470945