Cup on Twisted Stem

Description The Societa Salviati e Compagni, founded in Venice by Antonio Salviati about 1866, was noted for reproductions of ancient glass, but the firm also produced examples of modern design. This vase is in the Art Nouveau style prevalent at the beginning of the 20th century. This piece is from a collection of Salviati glass purchased by Henry Walters in 1911.

Exhibitions

• 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1982.
• Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington; Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth; Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic. 2021-2023.

Provenance Salviati & Co., Venice; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters