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Dimension IV

Plate
ca. 1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Corning Glass Works (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Corning (made)

Plate, America, New York State (Corning), made by Corning Glass Works, 1970-1984, C.218-1985 .

Object details

Object type
Plate
Titles
  • Dimension IV
  • Pyrex (manufacturer's title)
  • Corelle Dimension IV Livingware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
heat resistent
Brief description
Plate, America, New York State (Corning), made by Corning Glass Works, 1970-1984, C.218-1985 .
Dimensions
  • Greatest width width: 17.1cm
Style
20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
'Corelle (R) Corning NY USA by Corning Not for broiler or stovetop use' printed; 'This item does not come with saucer. Mug is Pyrex brand Opal Glass Return postage Guaranteed', paper label (Makers's mark)
Gallery label
The Corelle product is formed of two glasses. The skin glass having a low expansion and a core glass having a high expansion. For all purposes, a clear glass was chosen for the low expansion and an opal glass for the higher expansion core. The difference in expansion between the skin and the core causes a strain to develop in cooling from the set point of the glasses to room temperature. This strain results in a surface compression and a central tension giving in effect a pre-stressed article which will resiost breakage more than a tempered or an annealed product. In addition a mild temper has been super-imposed on this stress pattern in order to have a deeper compression layer to better resist deep surface damage that occurs during use. See 0086 (C.217-1985). This example, an 'in-house' design is in 'Heather' colours.
Production
Subject file; Corelle in production from 1970, this example made about 1984
Other number
0084 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.218-1985

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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