Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2022.

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Swan Vase

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

CultureItalian

Dateca. 1890

MediumBlown and applied glass

Dimensions6 in. (15.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Marjorie Reed Gordon

Object number2022.21.42.2

On View

On view

DescriptionShell-shaped bowl, with flattened body; one end is pointed like tail feathers, opposite of the curved neck of swan facing inwards, while the center point rises up with a nub like wings. Body and foot are light green glass with traces of hot-applied gold leaf; swan is colorless glass with traces of hot applied gold leaf.
Exhibition History"Fantastic Creatures of the Venetian Lagoon: Glass 1875-1915," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, February 23, 2024 — August 18, 2024.