double boiler

Object NamePyrex Flameware Double Boiler

Designerpossibly Paul V. Gardner

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Corning

Made FromGlass, Wood, Steel

Date1938-1949

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueMold-blown, mold-pressed

Size(a-c) H: 22.8 cm; (a) H: 13.9 cm, L(w/handle): 28.1 cm, D(max): 16.5 cm; (b) H: 15 cm, L(w/handle): 27.5 cm...

Accession Number94.4.147

Credit LineGift of Laura McMahon

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

America's Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex

Not On View

Physical DescriptionPyrex Flameware Double Boiler. (a and b, glass) Almost colorless, with grayish blue tint, (a and b, wood) light brown with darker grain, (c) colorless; glass, wood, steel; (all glass) mold-pressed and mold-blown; (a and b, handles) shaped on woodworker, bent, bolted. Double boiler: 1 1/2-quart capacity, consisting of (a) lower container with handle, (b) smaller upper container with handle, and (c) cover. (a) Lower container: rim vertical, with rounded lip; immediately below rim, narrow constriction; below this, wall splays with convex profile, before curving in at bottom; base slightly recessed. On underside of base, at center, stamped label, green, intended to be read from inside: "[flames] / PYREX / ......... / FLAME WARE / MADE IN USA / 6763-L". Handle consists of narrow strip bent so that it fits tightly in constriction and its ends project, and horizontal handle with square cross section and end rounded in vertical but not horizontal plane; handle is inserted between ends of strip and attached to them by screw with washer and hexagonal nut. (b) Upper container: rim vertical, with rounded lip; immediately below rim, narrow constriction; below this, upper wall splays with convex profile, then curves in, descends vertically, and curves in at bottom; base slightly recessed, with raised concentric ring. On underside of base, at center, stamped label, green, intended to be read from inside: "[flames] / PYREX / FLAME WARE / MADE IN USA / 6763-U". Handle identical to handle of (a). (c) Cover: shallow, hollow conical. Rim has horizontal flange with rounded edge and, inside this, concentric, downward-pointing vertical flange, also with rounded edge; upper surface rises to center, with slightly convex profile and crescent-shaped vertical lug handle; continuous mold seam runs along lower axis of lug, then continues across upper and lower surface of cover; two raised inscriptions on lower surface, just inside vertical flange, intended to be read from above "PYREX" and "6763-C".
Provenance

Source Laura McMahon