Collections: Decorative Arts: Wine Glass, "St. Tropez," Part of Nine-Piece Setting

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Wine Glass, "St. Tropez," Part of Nine-Piece Setting

• Manufacturer: Steuben Glass, a division of Corning Glass Works, founded 1903-present
• Designer: Walter Dorwin Teague, American, 1883-1960
• Medium: Glass
• Place Manufactured: Corning, New York, USA
• Dates: ca.1933
• Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (9.8 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm) Diameter of base: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
• Markings: Engraved on bottom in script: "Steuben"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
• Accession Number: 72.40.20
• Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
• Image: Component, 72.40.20_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Steuben Glass, a division of Corning Glass Works, founded 1903-present. Wine Glass, "St. Tropez," Part of Nine-Piece Setting, ca.1933. Glass, 3 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (9.8 x 5.7 x 5.7 cm) Diameter of base: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 72.40.20 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 72.40.20_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Wine glass, part of a nine-piece setting, "St. Tropez" pattern. Colorless hand-blown glass, with hand-cut and hand-engraved decoration. Elongated domed-shaped bowl and cylindrical stem with one sharp-edge collar and thick disc shaped base. Cut decoration consists of diagonal straight lines forming large diamonds around side of bowl. Single engraved circle at the top of each diamond and three graduated engraved circles suspended from the bottom. Broad engraved band going around the bowl at top of diamonds. Condition: Excellent