cmog:As part of National Poetry Month, we’re sharing poetry-related objects from our collection. Thi
cmog:As part of National Poetry Month, we’re sharing poetry-related objects from our collection. This early verrerie parlante (“speaking” glass) is enameled with lines from a poem by the Romantic poet Théophile Gautier (1811–1872): “La pluie au bassin fait des bulles/Les hirondelles sur le toît/Tiennent des conciliabules/Voici l’hiver, voici le froid” (The rain splashes in the basin; The swallows on the roof hold secret gatherings: Winter is here, cold is here). As in other verreries parlantes, the decoration is directly inspired by the quotation, which was chosen by Gallé. La pluie au bassin fait des bulles (The rain splashes in the basin), Emile Gallé, Nancy, France, 1889. Gift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton, by exchange. 85.3.13. -- source link
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