Plate, "St. Tropez," Part of Nine-Piece Setting
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
ca. 1933
DIMENSIONS
3/4 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (1.9 x 21.6 x 21.6 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
no marks
SIGNATURE
no signature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
72.40.23
CREDIT LINE
H. Randolph Lever Fund
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.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION
Steuben Glass, a division of Corning Glass Works, 1903-2011. 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 72.40.23_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 72.40.23_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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