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Object Name12 Ounce Pyrex Bowl
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Made FromNon-lead Opalware Glass
Date1949
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Charleroi
TechniquePressed; Tempered; Enameled
SizeH: 4.9 cm; W: 12.1 cm; L: 12.2 cm
Accession Number98.4.334
Credit LineGift of Susanne K. Frantz
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description12 Ounce Pyrex "Hostess" Bowl. Translucent white non-lead opalware glass; red enamel; pressed, tempered, enameled; hemispherical with squared off top; machine finished rim; rounded corners; sides taper in to bottom, bottom tapers in to base; bowl interior and base white, exterior red; circular foot; flat circular base with PYREX® backstamp molded into center.
Provenance
Former Collection Susanne K. Frantz
vessel
50-99
basket
Dale Chihuly
1979
percolator
Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "B" Factory
1938-1947
prototype
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about 1949
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Werner Bunek
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percolator
Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "B" Factory
1938-1947