souvenir
Object NamePyrex Souvenir Pen and Case
Manufacturer
Corning Inc.
Made FromGlass
Date1939
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquecane decoration, hot worked
Size(a) L: 14.8 cm, D: 0.9 cm; (b) L: 15.7 cm, D: 1.4 cm
Accession Number82.4.25
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description(A) Red, white, blue, yellow and colorless glass pen; cane decoration, hot worked. Cylindrical form; twisted at both ends; one and terminates in bulbous knob; opposite, colorless glass, and pointed for writing, with eight parallel channels, possibly to hold ink by capillary action. (b) Colorless Pyrex glass; blown, with red enamel inscription. Cylindrical form with rounded rim and rounded base; paper cap and spun glass or fiber packing; inscribed on one side: "SOUVENIR/NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939/CORNING GLASS WORKS"; stamped at top in green: "PYREX/U.S. PAT [illegible]/T.M. [illegible]" within circle.Provenance
Source
Hal Proper
- 1982-08-05
