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Eyes

Object NamePyrex Bowl from "Hot 'N' Cold" Chip and Dip Set
Product Name
  • Hot 'N' Cold
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Made FromNon-lead Opalware Glass, Enamel
Date1950-1959
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Charleroi
TechniqueMold-pressed, screen-printed
SizeOverall H: 10.3 cm, Diam: 22.1 cm
Accession Number98.4.199
Credit LineGift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
America's Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
Interesting Facts about Pattern: - This patterned "Hot 'N' Cold" Chip and Dip Set was introduced c. 1950s, however the exact date is unknown. - Unofficially known as “Eyes” this pattern was one of the first to be released as a Chip and Dip Set. - The characteristic Pyrex stamp is only found on some of the Eyes bowls while others do not have the stamp. Pattern Description: Unofficially known as “Eyes” this set is one of the first patterns released as a Chip and Dip set. Using a metal bracket the set combined the 401 dip bowl and the 403 mixing bowl to create the Hot ‘N’ Cold Chip and Dip Set. The characteristic Pyrex stamp on the bottom of each dish does not appear on some of the Eyes bowls while others are clearly marked with the stamp. A corresponding coffee carafe printed with the “Eyes” pattern in gold was released as well as a clear one-quart juicer with a turquoise plastic lid. Corning Glass Works offered its first patterned opalware gift set in 1953 when the Heinz Baking Dish was sold in grocery stores. Widespread distribution of promotional patterns occurred after the overwhelming success of the 1956 release of seasonal “decorator casseroles.” Using existing Pyrex shapes, gift sets featured new patterns offered for a limited production time. They often came with mounters, cradles, or candlewarmers and were advertised in the spring to appeal to Mother’s Day and summer wedding shoppers and in the fall to give the holiday gift-buyers something new. Corning continued to produce gift sets through 1983, creating nearly 135 different gift set patterns during that time. Corning intended these pieces to be sold for a limited time, and directed retailers to remove older, unsold promotions from the shelves. Often, patterns used for these gift items were unnamed, or given names descriptive of the dish’s purpose, like “chip and dip set.” Collectors over the years have assigned names more reflective of the specific pattern.
Physical DescriptionPyrex Bowl from "Hot 'N' Cold" Chip and Dip Set. Translucent white glass, turquoise enamel non-lead opalware glass; mold-pressed, tempered, screen-printed; hemispherical shape; rim is 1cm wide slightly raised band with machine finished edge; body tapers in and has rounded bottom, circumference of bowl decorated with band of vertical turquoise "eyes," white oval in middle of each "eye" with turquoise cross in center, about 1cm between each "eye; " bowl has ring foot; flat base.
Provenance
Former Collection Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management
bead
about 500-300 BCE
bead
475-221 BCE
bead
probably 399-221 BCE
compote
Benvenuto Barovier
1877-1914