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Moon Deco

Object Name2-1/2 Quart Pyrex Covered Casserole with Trivet
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Made FromOpalware Glass, Plastic, Enamel
Date1971-1972
TechniqueMold-pressed, screen-printed
SizeOverall H: 11 cm, W: 28 cm, D: 22.2 cm; c) Overall H: 2.5 cm, Diam: 28 cm
Accession Number2010.4.966
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
America's Favorite Dish: Celebrating a Century of Pyrex
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.
Place Made
United States, PA, Charleroi
Physical Description2-1/2 Quart Pyrex Covered Casserole in "Moon Deco" Pattern with Trivet. Opaque white opalware glass; screen-printed orange and black enamel; mold-pressed. White Pyrex circular shaped covered casserole white lid. Lid is decorated in a black and orange circular geometric pattern. Black plastic plate.
Provenance
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