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Horizon Blue
Horizon Blue

Horizon Blue

Object Name1-1/2 Cup Pyrex Refrigerator Dish with Lid
Designer Robert Gibson
Manufacturer Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Made FromOpalware Glass, Glass
Date1969-1972
Place MadeUnited States, PA, Charleroi
TechniqueApplied, machine-made
SizeOverall H: 8 cm, W: 10.7 cm, D: 8.5 cm
Accession Number2010.4.1251 C
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
Interesting Facts about Pattern: - Blue Horizon was released to commemorate the successful moon landing of Apollo 11 in July of 1969. - The shades of blue in Blue Horizon vary slightly as a result of the trend toward mix and match kitchenware. Pattern Description: The October 1969 issue of McCall’s magazine exclaims, “Next! Horizon Blue Pyrex Ware. Blue is what’s new. And blue is what you’ll be seeing just about everywhere…in fashion, in home decorating, in accessories, It’s sure to make your universe a little bit nicer.” The advertisement, showing the Horizon Blue collection sitting atop the moon’s surface with Earth in the distance, was released to commemorate the success of the Apollo 11 moon landing in July of 1969. Horizon Blue was initially produced as a relatively small collection by comparison. The set included the Cinderella Bowl set (440), the three-piece mixing bowl set (300), the Bake, Serve and Store set (470) with clear lids, the three-piece Casserole set (480) with clear lids, the four-piece Oven, Refrigerator and Freezer set (500) with full-ribbed clear lids, and three oval casseroles (943, 945, & the divided 963) with decorated opal lids. After its initial success, Horizon Blue was released as a Bakeware set (330) and as a 10 oz. pixie Casserole (700) in 1971. While the shades of blue in Horizon Blue vary slightly, Corning made them that way in order to address the contemporary trend of mix and match designs. In 1972 the Horizon Blue line was discontinued.
Physical Description1-1/2 Cup Pyrex Refrigerator Dish in "Horizon Blue" Pattern with Lid. Opaque white opalware glass and colorless glass, applied blue color; machine-made Rectangular shaped white dish with blue exterior. Colorless ribbed lid.
Provenance
Source Dianne Williams - 2010-12-31
Transcendence
Karina Malling
2016
fragment
1400-1085 BCE
inlay
25 BCE-99 CE
Whitefriars Inkwell
Whitefriars Glass Ltd.
about 1850-1860
Corning Glass Works, Fallbrook
about 1944-1946