Swan Vase
Artist
Salviati Dott. Antonio
(Italian, 1877 - 1890)
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1890
MediumBlown and applied glass
Dimensions6 in. (15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon
Object number2022.21.42.1
Not on view
DescriptionShell-shaped bowl, with flattened body; one end is pointed like tail feathers, opposite of the curved neck of swan facing inwards, while the center point rises up with a nub like wings. Body and foot are light green glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf; swan is colorless glass with traces of hot applied gold leaf.Exhibition History"Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon: Glass 1875-1915," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23, 2024 — August 18, 2024.
