"Echoes of Hellas" Vase
Designer
Kremer, Eugène
(French, 1867 - 1941)
Maker
Burgun, Schverer & Cie
(France, 1711 - 1969)
Dateca. 1895-1900
OriginFrance
MediumBlown amber glass, cased, acid-etched, carved, enameled, and gilded
Dimensions6 7/8 × 5 in. (17.5 × 12.7 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of the Leah and Richard Waitzer Foundation
Object number2022.15
Label TextBurgun, Schverer & Co
(French, 1711–1969, maker)
Eugène Kremer
(French, 1867–1941, designer)
“Echoes of Hellas” Vase
Blown amber glass, cased, acid-etched, carved, enameled, gilded, about 1895–1900
Gift of The Leah and Richard Waitzer Foundation. 2022.15
The Echoes of Hellas vase interprets a British book design from the Aesthetic Movement of 1887. George C. W. Warr’s Echoes of Hellas: The Tale of Troy & The Story of Orestes from Homer and Aeschylus… was illustrated by British artist Walter Crane (1845–1915). The roundel on the vase copies Crane’s frontispiece design for the book. It depicts a half-nude Greek Muse, probably Calliope, playing a kithara (small lyre). The French glass company marketed a series of decorative vessels with designs taken from Crane’s book illustrations.
Status
On view
