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Exhibitions (4)

Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2021-07-03 through 2022-12-31
Explore the many ways glass touches wine as it travels from the grape to your goblet in Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine.
The entwined histories of glass and wine extend back thousands of years, from lavish feasts of ancient Rome, to the polite society of Britain in the 1700s, to formal dinner parties of post-war America, to an essential experience within our contemporary food culture. The strength, impermeability, and versatility of glass has played an important role in every step of wine’s journey, from the production, distribution, sale, and ultimately the enjoyment of this intoxicating beverage.
During your visit, you’ll see a rare 2,000-year-old fragment of cameo glass depicting a grape harvest, a still-sealed bottle of wine found in a shipwreck off the coast of England, and an exceptional 400-year-old document describing an “almost unbreakable glass jar” that could prevent wine from spoiling.
A focal point of the exhibition will be a dense display of dozens of wine glasses from around the world, representing many styles and tastes, fit for a variety of occasions. You will be able to envision the stories behind the glasses—and imagine yourself partaking from this delicate stemware that’s been part of countless life moments.
In the exhibition, you'll also explore how the story of glass and wine has particular relevance in the Finger Lakes of New York State, which has been a nexus for both the glass and wine industries for more than 150 years. Independent, entrepreneurial winemakers and glass artists have found a mutual home in this region, building on historical tradition with new creative energy that makes Corning and the Finger Lakes an international hub for the entwined industries of fire and vine.

A Tribute to Persia
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1972 through 1972

Glass from the Ancient World
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1957-06-04 through 1957-09-15

Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Venue(s)
Musee de Mariemont 1954 through 1954
Publications (14)
Rodiakē yalourgia I : ta en thermō diamorphōmena diaphanē aggeia polyteleias : oi klasikoí kai oi prṓimoi ellēnistikoí chrónoi / Paulos Triantaphyllidēs (2000)
illustrated, p. 173, table III.7 (no. 8);
BIB# 66846
Pre-Persian and Persian Glass: Some Observations on Objects in the Corning Museum of Glass (1980)
illustrated, pp. 50-51, fig. 9;
BIB# 107941
Pre-Persian and Persian Glass: Some Observations on Objects in the Corning Museum of Glass (1980)
illustrated, pp. 50-51, fig. 9;
BIB# 23036
Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979)
illustrated, pp. 118-119, #249, pl. 37;
BIB# 29547
An Achaemenid Glass Bowl in a Dated Context (1972)
illustrated, pp. 15-16, figs. 1-2;
Persian Export Glass (1970)
illustrated, p. 15, fig. 16;
An Unpublished Achemenid Cut Glass Bowl from Nippur (1968)
illustrated, pp. 17-20, figs. 1-3;
Glass from the Ancient World: The Ray Winfield Smith Collection (1957)
illustrated, pp. 40-41, #53;
BIB# 27315