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Fenicio Goblet with Swans and Initial "S" Stem
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The glassmakers of Murano offered collectors a literal alphabet of forms, colors, and patterns. This goblet builds on historical fancy-stem designs with playful swans, delicate bows, and a candy-cane-striped letter "S." Its most eye-catching element is the patterned bowl, in which filigree stripes have been lightly hand-brushed to produce an irregular, feathery pattern, a technique named fenicio (Phoenician). The abundance of features ensured that such vessels were one-of-a-kind treasures.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFenicio Goblet with Swans and Initial "S" Stem. ca. 1870. Società Anonima per azioni Salviati e Compania, active 1866-1872. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly. CC0.
