saucepan

Object NameSaucepan

Maker Corning Glass Works, Martinsburg

Made FromNon-lead glass; glass-ceramic; plastic; metal; rubber; wood

Dateabout 1965-1966

Place MadeUnited States, WV, Martinsburg

TechniquePressed

SizeOverall (ab) H: 14.5 cm, Diam: 22.5 cm, L: 26.2 cm

Accession Number98.4.426

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); black plastic; black painted metal; white metal; rubber; wood; pressed; a) cylindrical shaped saucepan; machine finished rim; two handles, have squared off ends and sides that flare out to rim; pan tapered in to base, "CORNING WARE ®/B-2 ½ -B 2½ QUART/RANGE-OVEN-MICROWAVE/CORNING, NY, USA 1182MA" printed below one of the handles; flat circular base, black and white label with "Consumer Products Archives/property of Systems Analysis Dept./Consumer Affairs Div." Written on it adhered to base; b) circular cover; oblong shaped knob with flat top, sides tapered out, bottom flared in to cover; cover slightly domed; inside retaining rim on underside of cover; metal plug in center of underside; c) cylindrical shaped candle warmer; flat rim with turned up outer edge; candle warmer tapered in to base, vertical slits around circumference; three equally spaced narrow rectangular saucepan supports attached near top of warmer's interior, cylindrical candle holder in center of warmer's bottom; six raised bumps around circumference of bottom; flat circular base with six short feet near edge, raised bump in center, depressed ring around bump; d) rectangular shaped serving cradle; is slightly dished in; ends of cradle are wood and function as handles; circular shaped center depressed, outer edge of circle depressed less than inner area, inner area has four equally spaced bumps near outer edge and circular hole in center; cradle has rectangular slit on one side; base of cradle is bottom of depressed area, it has four short equally spaced feet.
Provenance

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