The Salviati Architectural Mosaic Database: Italianate

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Church of St. Bridget Wavetree

This church in Liverpool was built 1868-72 by Edward Arthur (E.A.) Heffer in the style of an Italianate basilica.

A reredos of The Last Supper by Salviati from 1866 decorates the altar.

Sources:
British Listed Buildings
Wikipedia
John Bradley Wikimedia Commons
St. Bridget's Church
Joe Neary's flickr Photostream

Company Nomenclature

1859-66 Salviati Dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo (est. 1861)

1866-72 Societa Anonima per azioni Salviati e. Compagnia (Anglo-Italian partnership)

1872-77 Venice and Murano Glass and Mosaic Co. Ltd. (Salviati and Company) (renamed only)

1877-83 Salviati e. Co. (or sometimes Salviati and Burke) for mosaics & Salviati dott. Antonio for other artistic glass

1883-96 Salviati dott. Antonio was sold to and operated by Baroviers without Salviati, but sold wares exclusively to Salviati e. Co.

1883-1890 Salviati e. Co. continued to make mosaics and sell the Barovier made artistic glass. Upon Antonio Salviati's 1890 death, his sons and daughter continued operations as Dott. Antonio Salviati e. C.

1896 The Barovier operated Salviati dott. Antonio was renamed Artisti Barovier. Giulio Salviati & Co. was established to make glassware, while the retail shop Salviati & C. opened.

1903 Giulio Salviati & Co. and Dott. Antonio Salviati e. C. merged into Erede dott. A. Salviati & C. after Giulio's death.

1920 Firm renamed Salviati & C. when Silvio Salviati left.

1965 After WWII, the firm was reorganized as Salviati & C. s.p.a.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Church of St. Bridget Wavetree