Twin Service Set

Object Name1 Quart Pyrex Casserole

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Charleroi

Made FromNon-lead Opalware Glass

Date1959

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Charleroi

TechniquePressed; Tempered; Screen Printed

SizeH: 8.2 cm; Diam: 15.8 cm; L: 19.2 cm

Accession Number98.4.212

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

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical Description1 Quart Pyrex Casserole, part of "Twin Service Set" Pattern. Translucent white non-lead, opalware glass; cream enamel; gold colored decoration; pressed, tempered, screen printed; Cylindrical shape; machine finished rim; two handles opposite each other, handle ends are squared off and sides flare out to rim, top of both handles pressed in and tapered down; body slightly tapered in, exterior of body cream, interior white; gold colored pattern printed onto each half of body exterior, design breaks under handles, pattern is of alternating upright leaves and three-leafed stems; ring foot; flat circular base with PYREX® backstamp including item number "473" molded into it.
Provenance

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