"Transat" Cheese Tray
The reductive, geometric simplicity of Luc Lanel's silver-plated "Transat" service is recalled by its name, an abbreviation of the French "transatlantique" and a nickname for the Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, which owned the ocean liner Normandie. Created for the first-class dining room of the Normandie, the "Transat" tableware is at once elegant and sturdy.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Transat" Cheese Tray
- Manufacturer: Christofle
- Designer: Luc Lanel (French, 1894–1966)
- Date: 1933
- Medium: Silver-plated metal, glass
- Dimensions: Tray: 1 1/2 x 21 x 11 1/4 in. (3.8 x 53.3 x 28.6 cm)
Liner: 1/8 x 16 1/2 x 11 in. (0.3 x 41.9 x 27.9 cm) - Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Wallace Bill and Lora Kalt, 2010
- Object Number: 2010.183.1a, b
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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