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Golden Garland

Object Name1-1/2 Quart Pyrex Casserole with Lid
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Made FromOpalware Glass, Glass, Enamel
Date1969-1970
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Charleroi
TechniqueMold-pressed, screen-printed
SizeOverall H: 10.2 cm, W: 17.5 cm, D: 26.3 cm
Accession Number2010.4.616
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
America's Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
Pattern Description: 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 Description1-1/2 Quart Pyrex Casserole in "Golden Garland" Pattern with Lid. Opaque white opalware glass and colorless glass; with screen-printed mustard yellow and gold enamel; mold-pressed. Mustard yellow with white interior, oval shaped casserole, with handles, decorated with gold flower pattern in the same shape as the profile of the casserole. Colorless, oval lid.
Provenance
Source Dianne Williams - 2010-12-31
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