Urn with Ring Handles and Leaf Stem
Artist
Salviati Dott. Antonio
(Italian, 1877 - 1890)
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1885
MediumBlown and applied glass
Dimensions16 in. (40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon
Object number2022.21.20
DescriptionVessel and foot in pale pink glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf. Narrow urn-shaped vase with two tall, delicate handles; twisted rings suspended from loop at shoulders. Base of urn nested within a cornucopia/leaf-shaped element in turquoise and colorless glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf. Stem is formed by another leaf of pink and turquoise glass, curled into a C-shape with applied blobs on spine.
