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Object NameSouvenir Fresnel Lens or Ship Running Light
Maker Corning Inc.
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1928
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquepressed
SizeH: 5.4 cm, D(top): 6.6 cm
Accession Number70.4.37
Credit LineGift of Otto W. Hilbert
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionDeep red non-lead glass; pressed. Cylindrical shape with pattern of four horizontal ridges on top third and four more on bottom third; center space embossed "CORNING GLASS WORKS / 1868 1928 / CORNING, N.Y. USA" on one side and CGW in script in a rectangle on the other side; "SOUVENIR / FRESNEL OR SHIP / RUNNING LIGHT / LENS" on base.
Provenance
Source Otto Hilbert