Colorless lead glass; cast. Circular plaque (a) with flange at bottom for mounting upright in two separate bases (b,c); inscribed around rim: "ENGLAND * 1864-1902 * FREDERICK * CARDER * 1864-1950 * USA * 1903-1950 * GLASS MAKING." Three-quarter face and shoulders modeled in relief; satin finish front, polished back; signed "F Carder 1951" on backside. Tiger heads on each side of bases; satin finish over all.

Frederick Carder (British, 1863-1963) worked for over 20 years designing art glass for the English firm Stevens & Williams. He emigrated to the United States in 1903, founding the Steuben Glass Works in Corning, New York with Corning glassmaker, Thomas G. Hawkes. In 1918, Steuben was sold to the Corning Glass Works, and Carder was retained as its director and primary designer until 1932, when he was succeeded by Arthur Amory Houghton, Jr. Under Houghton's leadership, Steuben's production shifted from colored glasses to heavy, blown and engraved crystal.