American Modern

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On display at V&A South Kensington

Glass, Room 131

Artist/Maker	Old Morgantown (manufacturer) Wright, Russel (designer)
Place of origin	United States (made)

Mould blown glass dessert dish

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Categories	Glass Food Vessels & Tableware Drinking Tableware & Cutlery
Object type	Dessert dish
Title	American Modern (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Mould blown glass Glass Mould-Blown
Brief description	Dessert dish, designed by Russel Wright, for Old Morgantown glassworks, USA, 1950-1951
Physical description	Mould blown glass dessert dish
Dimensions	Height: 4.8cm Width: 10.1cm
Style	20TH CONT
Gallery label	Designed to accompany the American Modern Dinnerware made by the Steubenville Pottery designed by Russel Wright in 1939
Credit line	Given by Paul Walter
Object history	Designed to accompany the American Modern Dinnerware range made by Steubenville
Production	subject file
Other number	0088 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.52-1992

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O5161/american-modern-dessert-dish-wright-russel/

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