teapot

Object NamePyrex Teapot

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "A" Factory

Made FromNon-lead Borosilicate Glass; Chrome Plated Metal; Plastic

Date1934-1942

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueMold-blown, by machine; Stamped

SizeH: 15.5 cm; Diam: 13 cm; L: 17 cm

Accession Number98.4.255

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

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass borosilicate glass; chrome plated metal; plastic; mold-blown, by machine; stamped; globular shaped pot; flared rim with machine finished edge; short straight neck with chrome plated metal band around it; handle attached to metal band with two screws, bottom of handle tapers down to middle of pot's body but is unattached; body rounds out from neck, then rounds into bottom, widest point about one third of the distance from neck to base; base flat and circular with "PYREX®/84-66/MADE IN U.S.A." stamped in green in the center.
Provenance

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