teapot

Object NameTeapot and Lid

Maker Corning Glass Works, Martinsburg

Made FromNon-lead Glass; Glass-Ceramic (Pyroceram); Metal; Plastic

Dateabout 1985

Place MadeUnited States, WV, Martinsburg

TechniqueMold-blown by machine

SizeOverall H: 14.3 cm; Diam: 16.1 cm; L: 23.5 cm

Accession Number98.4.411

Credit LineGift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque white non-lead glass, glass-ceramic (Pyroceram); blue-gray metal; black plastic; mold-blown by machine; a) bulbous teapot; machine finished rim with pinched lip; channel around circumference of pot near top; metal band in channel, exterior of band blue-gray; handle opposite lip, is rounded out then down, attached to channel by metal band and screw; body rounded out and in, "-CORNING WAREâ-/P-168 8 CUP/CORNING, NY, USA 1183 MA" printed onto side of body below handle; flat circular base; b) circular lid; round knob; lid domed, center pushed up to form base of knob; rim of lid turned down, notch in one side; three wire legs by outer edge of lid's underside, screw in center of underside.
Provenance

Former Collection Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management