Golden Honeysuckle

Object Name1-1/2 Quart Pyrex Casserole with Cover

Designer William Curtis

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Charleroi

Made FromNon-lead Opalware Glass, Borosilicate Glass

Date1963-1965

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Charleroi

TechniquePressed; Tempered; Screen Printed

SizeOverall H: 11.2 cm, W: 20.8 cm, L: 33 cm

Accession Number98.4.263

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

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical Description1-1/2 Quart Pyrex Casserole in "Golden Honeysuckle" Pattern with Cover. Translucent white non-lead opalware glass; gold decoration; colorless borosilicate glass; pressed, tempered, screen printed; a) oblong shaped casserole; pressed out rim with machine finished edge; rim tapers in and out at each end of object to form handles; handles angled up slightly, ends squared off, center of undersides pressed in; ends of body taper in, sides of body slightly rounded out and tapered in; same pattern printed onto both long sides of body, design of stylized honeysuckle spray in gold; flat oblong shaped base, corners rounded, base has oblong shaped ridge (foot) about 1cm in from outer edge, PYREX® backstamp including item number "033" molded into center of base; b) oblong shaped cover; round knob with concave top; knob stem flares down to cover; cover domed with flat top, rounded corners, rounded out sides, two raised concentric circles around base of knob stem, "A 24-935-C" molded into one short end of cover near rim, "PYREX®" molded into other short end near rim; flared out rim, inner edge of rim raised on underside of cover.
Provenance

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