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
Not 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.
