Emtek Transitional Brass Towel Ring

That is the point of the rosette option. The ring is ordered with one of twelve rosette styles: Regular, Small Regular, Disk, Small Disk, Oval, Square, Rectangular, Modern Rectangular, #8, Quincy, Watford and Wilshire. Pick the same rosette shape you specified on the knobs or levers in the same room and the backplates read as one set.

The Emtek Transitional towel ring is a brass bath accessory with an approximately 6 inch ring diameter and 2-1/4 inch projection. The Deltana 88TR6 is a 6 inch towel ring in solid brass from the 88 Series, matching that ring diameter in the same base material. The Deltana 98C2008 is also a 6 inch solid brass towel ring, from the 98C Series. Where the Emtek differs is the rosette: it is ordered with a selected escutcheon shape such as Disk, Square, Rectangular, Oval, Quincy, Watford or Wilshire, so the wall plate can be matched to the door hardware in the same room.

No, and this is the most common substitution mistake on a bath package. The Emtek Transitional towel ring is ordered with a specific rosette shape - Disk, Small Disk, Square, Rectangular, Modern Rectangular, Oval, Regular, Small Regular, #8, Quincy, Watford or Wilshire - so the wall plate is deliberately the same shape family as the Emtek rosettes on the doors. Peer towel rings such as the Deltana 88TR6 in the 88 Series or the Sure-Loc Brighton carry their own mounting plate designs and are not offered in Emtek rosette shapes. If matching the door rosette is the point of the specification, stay within the Emtek Transitional line; if it is not, any of the peer rings will serve.

Seven: Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15) and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). If you are matching other Emtek hardware in the bath, order by the US code rather than the name, since that is what carries across their lines.

Brass, both the material and the substrate, so the finish sits on brass rather than zinc die cast. That matters for the Unlacquered Brass version in particular, which is meant to patina with handling instead of holding a coating.

Emtek classifies the Transitional brass towel ring as residential. For single family, condo and high-end multi-family unit baths it is the right grade of goods. For a heavily used public or commercial washroom, spec a commercial-grade accessory line instead, since nothing here is rated for that traffic.

A few solid brass options sit close in size. Deltana's 88TR6 is a 6 inch solid brass ring in the 88 Series, and the 98C2008 is a 6 inch solid brass Classic ring. If you want slightly larger, the Deltana BBN2008 is 6-1/4 inches and the BBS2008 is 6-1/2 inches. Sure-Loc's Basic and Boulder rings and the Orca 2760 Cypress are other wall-mounted options. What none of those give you is the Emtek rosette matching, so if the door hardware in the room is Emtek, the coordinated backplate is the reason to stay with it.

The Emtek Transitional towel ring measures approximately 6 inches in diameter with a 2-1/4 inch projection. For a larger ring, the Deltana BBN2008 is 6-1/4 inches and the Deltana BBS2008 is 6-1/2 inches, both solid brass towel rings from the BBN and BBS Series respectively. Those extra quarter and half inches matter in a powder room where a hand towel needs more drop clearance above a vanity backsplash.

The Emtek Transitional towel ring is a brass residential bath accessory ordered by finish and by rosette style, which is what makes it suited to a project where the bath accessories are being matched to designer door hardware. For units where that coordination is not needed, the Sure-Loc Basic towel ring is a single-style item with no rosette selection to specify, and the Sure-Loc Boulder and Baden are wall mounted towel rings in the same line. Delaney also offers towel rings tied to its door hardware series, including the Congaree 200 Series and the Cascade 300 Series, if you want the bath accessory to follow the same series as the locksets on the unit doors.

The Emtek Transitional towel ring is styled as Transitional in an American Classic theme, so its lines are deliberately restrained. If the room calls for more ornament, Orca Hardware offers the 3660 Swirl towel ring from the 36-Swirl Series and the 9160 Waldron from the 91-Waldron Series. For something on the quieter side, the Orca 2760 Cypress and 4860 Blakely towel rings are alternatives in the same range, and the Delaney Denali 1100 Series and Acadia 900 Series towel rings give you two more series to match against existing hardware.

One size only, listed at 7 inches, with the ring itself measuring about 6 inches in diameter. There is no larger or smaller version in the Transitional brass line, so your choices are finish and rosette rather than size.

That is exactly the style Emtek assigns it, Transitional, under their American Classic theme. The rosette choice is what steers it either way: Regular, Oval or Quincy pull it traditional, while Square, Modern Rectangular or Small Disk read contemporary. Same ring, different read.

The Emtek Transitional brass towel ring is offered in seven finishes: Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15) and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). Unlacquered Brass is the one worth noting, since it is the living finish that patinas over time rather than holding its out-of-box appearance. Among the comparable solid brass rings, the Deltana 88TR6 and 98C2008 are the closest peers at 6 inches, and the Delaney and Orca series rings are each tied to their own hardware collections, so the finish decision usually follows whichever brand is already on the doors.