Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2018.

Glassware set

Artist Dorothy C. Thorpe (American, 1901-1989)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1940s-50s

MediumBlown and hand painted glass

DimensionsWine glass: 7 1/2 × 3 13/16 in. (19.1 × 9.7 cm)
Martini glass: 6 1/8 × 4 7/16 in. (15.6 × 11.3 cm)
Sherry glass: 6 × 3 in. (15.2 × 7.6 cm)
Dessert plate: 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)

SignedBase of each vessel- sandblasted "DTD" -- The logo shows a small, upper-case D next to a larger upper case T, which has an exaggerated top bar making the T go over the upper case D and a smaller, upper-case D on the other side of the center T. In some cases it will look like DTC.

Credit LineGift of Liz Klein

Object number2018.31

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DescriptionGlassware designed by Dorothy C. Thorpe that includes four objects: one wine glass, one martini glass, one sherry glass, and one dessert plate. All are decorated with hand-painted laurel leaves arranged as a wreath, either wrapping around the circumference of the drinking vessels at the mid-point of the body or placed at the center of the dessert plate. The laurel leaves are given shape with white and faintly lavender-gray shades of paint, creating depth and subtle shading. The glass itself is colorless and frosted to look almost white, although the top portions of the stemware is clear transparent glass above the laurel wreath.
ProvenancePurchased by Liz Klein from a New York City gallery, 2000; gift to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2018.