carafe

Object NamePyrex Carafe and Cover

Manufacturer Jerry E. Wright (American, b. 1932)

Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Muskogee

Made FromNon-lead glass; Brass Plated Metal; Plastic

Date1962-1965

Place MadeUnited States, OK, Muskogee

TechniqueMold-blown by Machine; Screen Printed

SizeOverall H: 22 cm, Diam: 15.7 cm, L: 19.1 cm

Accession Number98.4.415

Credit LineGift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; gold decoration; brass plated metal, black plastic; mold-blown by machine, screen printed; a) conical shape; flared rim with machine finished edge and pinched lip; metal band around neck; handle opposite lip, is upside down "L" shape with turned in end, attached to neck by metal band; body of carafe rounded and tapered out to bottom, bottom rounded in to base; gold stylized flower design on two sides of body, stylized leaf design on body below lip, "PYREX®/MADE IN U. S. A. " and "10/8/6/4" printed on body to left of handle; flat circular base; b) circular cover; tall knob with rounded in sides, base of knob tapered out to cover; cover slightly dished in, raised rim; cylindrical insert on underside of cover, insert has three raised bumps; screw in center of underside; notch in one side of cover/insert.
Provenance

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