"Turtle" Rack, United States by Arthur Court

A turtle whose shell you can see straight through. He seems fine with it.

This turtle rack is by Arthur Court (1928-2015), made in the United States in the 20th century of cast aluminum and Lucite. Bright cast aluminum offered the gleam of silver without the weekly polishing, and American hosts took to it for serving and table pieces. Here the head and four legs are aluminum, patterned with cross-hatched scales and fitted with a watchful eye. Clear arched Lucite panels stand in for the shell, leaving slots in between. It measures 19.25 inches across.

Slow, but very well organized.