Tray

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Object Name: 
Tray
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Sandwich
Accession Number: 
68.4.406
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 3.1 cm, W: 20 cm, L: 30 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1830-1845
Primary Description: 
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Oval shape; open looped rim; open handle at each end; stippled; sides and oval center with fan and scroll design.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Esterly, Louise S., Former Collection
1939-07-10
to
1968
Pennypacker Auction Center, Former Collection
1939-07-10
Category: 
Early American
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
pressing
Material: 
lead glass

Publications (17)

Y'oroppa amerika no ant'iku garasu : shiru, kau, kataru, kansh'osura (2002) illustrated, p. 86; BIB# 74885
Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia (1998) illustrated, p. 281; BIB# 57739
The Corning Museum of Glass and the Finger Lakes Region (1993) illustrated, p. 35, #53; BIB# 35681
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass (1992) illustrated, p. 102, #97; BIB# 35679
Hikari no shouchu: sekai no garasu = The glass (1992) p. 163, #273; BIB# 58995
History of Glass Crafts (1990-07) p. 55;
The Art of Glass: Masterpieces from the Corning Museum of Glass (1990-01-19) illustrated, p. 1 (top); BIB# AI23824
The Art of Glass: Masterpieces from the Corning Museum (1990-01) illustrated, p. 25 (bottom); BIB# AI24626
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History From The Corning Museum of Glass (1990) illustrated, pp. 194-195, pl. 89; BIB# 33819
A Short History of Glass (1990 edition) (1990) illustrated, p. 77, 79; #68; BIB# 33211
The Art of Glass: Masterpieces from the Corning Museum, a self-guided tour for children ages 6-10 and their parents (1990) illustrated, #89; BIB# 34085
Glas: Unterhaltsamer Streifzug durch Geschichte und Gegenwart eines faszinierende Stoffes (1988) p. 226; BIB# 33564
Masterpieces from the Corning Museum of Glass: 24 Ready-to-Mail Full-Color Postcards (1984) illustrated, p. 4 (bottom right); BIB# 34354
American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 101, #300; BIB# 30457
Appointments 1982 (1981) illustrated, p. 22; BIB# 67110
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History from The Corning Museum of Glass (1980) pp. 194-195, pl. 89; BIB# 20953
A Short History of Glass (1980 edition) (1980) illustrated, pp. 68-69, #66; BIB# 21161