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

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Plate, "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: 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (1.9 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm)
• Markings: no marks
• 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: 72.40.23
• Credit Line: H. Randolph Lever Fund
• Image: Overall, 72.40.23_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Steuben Glass, a division of Corning Glass Works, founded 1903-present. Plate, "St. Tropez," Part of Nine-Piece Setting, ca. 1933. Glass, 3/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (1.9 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, H. Randolph Lever Fund, 72.40.23 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 72.40.23_bw.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Plate, part of a nine-piece setting, "St. Tropez" pattern. Colorless hand-blown glass, with hand-cut and hand-engraved decoration. Circular shape. Cut decoration consists of diagonal straight lines forming large diamonds around border of plate, the over-all resembling a star. At top of each diamond is an engraved circle. Three graduated engraved circles suspended from the bottom of each diamond toward the center of plate. Broad engraved band going around the edge of plate above the diamonds. Condition: Scratch at center of plate, otherwise excellent.