Tall Amphora with Swan Handles
Artist
Salviati Dott. Antonio
(Italian, 1877 - 1890)
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1890
MediumBlown and applied glass
Dimensions14 in. (35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon
Object number2022.21.40
Not on view
DescriptionTall, narrow vase of light green glass. Glass has traces of hot-applied gold leaf as rim wrap and wrap at edge of foot. Thin body with tapered base; tall neck widens to rim. Faint optic mold-blown vertical ribbing pattern. Two swans at shoulders, of colorless glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf, facing outwards with wings against of body of vase.Exhibition History"Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon: Glass 1875-1915," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23, 2024 — August 18, 2024.
