casserole

Object NamePyrex Covered Casserole

Factory Chateaurous Factory

Factory Bagneaux Factories

Manufacturer Sovirel (Société Des Verreries Industrielles Réunies Du Loing)

Made FromNon-lead Glass; Borosilicate; Cardboard

Dateabout 1985

Place MadeFrance, Bagneaux-sur-Loing

TechniquePressed

SizeOverall H: 15.4 cm; Diam: 25.7 cm; L: 31.3 cm

Accession Number98.3.38

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, borosilicate; red, white and black cardboard; pressed; a)hemispherical shaped dish; machine finished rim; two handles, one opposite the other, ends of handles curved with squared off corners, sides of handles raised, "PYREX®/de CORNING" molded into the underside of one handle, "FRANCE/458 W" molded into underside of other; body of dish tapered in to bottom, bottom rounded in to base; flat circular base; b)circular cover; domed with flat top; sides of dome tapered out; two handles, one opposite the other; ends of handles curved with squared off corners, sides of handles bent down, "PYREX®/de CORNING" molded into top of one handle, "FRANCE/458 N" molded into top of other; rim machine finished, rim underside has raised inner edge; c) cardboard insert that fits in dish; center of insert circular, front red with white lines intersecting at right angles, "Cocotte / Casserole / Kochschussel / Cacerola / Ronda schotel / Casseruola / 4 L. 6/8 pers.," "Made in France - Per alimenti 3 458 75," and "MICROWAVE\MICRO-ONDE / MIKRO-WELLE\ MICRO-ONDE" printed in black on front; back of center white with the Corning guarantee and "43 381" printed in red; four equally spaced trapazoid flaps attached to center, front and back of flaps red with white lines intersecting at right angles, each flap reads "PYREX®/de CORNING" on both sides, ends of flaps feathered.
Provenance

Source Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management - 1998-08-17