White

Object NameTeapot and Cover

Maker Corning Glass Works, Martinsburg

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Glass-Ceramic (Pyroceram), Stainless Steel, Plastic

Dateabout 1978

Place MadeUnited States, WV, Martinsburg

TechniqueMold-blown by machine

SizeOverall H: 13.5 cm; Diam: 15 cm; L: 20.2 cm

Accession Number98.4.459

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); stainless steel; black plastic; mold-blown by machine; a) squat conical shaped teapot; flared rim with pinched lip, rim angled so lip at tallest end; short cylindrical neck with metal band around it; handle opposite lip, attached to neck by metal band and screw, handle an upside down "L" shape with a turned in end; pot tapered out to bottom, bottom rounded in to base, "CORNING WARE ®/P-104 6 CUP/CORNING, NY, USA 183 MA" printed on side below handle; flat circular base; b) circular cover; round knob with convex top, bottom flared in to cover; cover slightly domed, rim turned down, notch in one side of cover, small hole in opposite side; three wire insert legs on underside near rim, screw in center of underside.
Provenance

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