Pair of Swan Compotes
Artist
Salviati Dott. Antonio
(Italian, 1877 - 1890)
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1890
MediumBlown and applied glass
Dimensions10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon
Object number2022.21.33.2
Not on view
DescriptionColorless glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf. Optic moldblown net-like patttern, still proud, for bowl and foot. Wide, oblong bowl with deeply wavy rim; one swan neck and wings on rim facing outwards, with fanned tail feathers opposite. Hollow, optic-ribbed baluster stem.Exhibition History"Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon: Glass 1875-1915," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23, 2024 — August 18, 2024.
