Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2022.

Dragon Urn with Stopper

Artist Salviati Dott. Antonio (Italian, 1877 - 1890)

CultureItalian

Dateca. 1890

MediumBlown and applied glass

Dimensions12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon

Object number2022.21.26

On View

On view

DescriptionBody, stopper, and foot are colorless glass speckled light green with some traces of hot-applied gold leaf; faint optic moldblown ribbed pattern. Inverse pear-shaped body with short vylindrical neck; two colorless handles with loops attach shoulder to rim. Stem is a dragon of colorless glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf. Pale green and colorless glass. Tall, pointed stopper with colorless hollow base.
Exhibition History"Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon: Glass 1875-1915," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23, 2024 — August 18, 2024.