Monday, February 3, 2025

Venetian

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Urn with Ring Handles and Leaf Stem
ca. 1885
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Dolphin Candelabrum
ca. 1890
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Pair of Green Dolphin Candlesticks
ca. 1890
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Pair of Cranberry Dolphin Vases
ca. 1890
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Artisti Barovier (Venice)
Granzioli Dragon Compote
ca. 1895-1915
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Amphora with Swan Handles
ca. 1890
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Pink Compote
ca. 1890
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Dolphin Vase
ca. 1890
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Artisti Barovier (Venice)
Pair of Dolphin Candlesticks
ca. 1895-1915
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Leaf-Shaped Dragon Compote
ca. 1890
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Blue Dolphin Vase
ca. 1890
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Cornucopia Candlestick
caa. 1890
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vetreria Salviati (Venice)
Blue Cobalt Chalice with Floral Knob
ca. 1890
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vittorio Zecchin (Venice)
Amphora
ca. 1920-25
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Vittorio Zecchin (Venice)
Veronese Vase
ca. 1920-25
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

Artisti Barovier (Venice)
Dragon Vase
ca. 1895-1915
glass
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia

from Radium

When summer ended, my sister was going to school.
No more staying at home with the dogs,
waiting to catch up.

No one wanted to stay home. Real life
was the world: you discovered radium,
you danced the swan queen. Nothing

explained my mother. Nothing explained
putting aside radium because you realized finally
it was more interesting to make beds,
to have children like my sister and me.

– Louise Glück (2001)