Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2023.

Swan Vase

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

CultureItalian

Dateca. 1890

MediumBlown and applied glass

Dimensions13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon

Object number2022.21.28

Not on view

DescriptionThin and delicate vessel of grayish colorless glass, with hot-applied gold leaf at wavy rim. Narrow flared bowl. Stem consists of two ribbed spherical knops and baluster knop, with two swans applied facing outwards. Blown foot.
Exhibition History"Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon: Glass 1875-1915," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23, 2024 — August 18, 2024.