Pyroceram

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Glass, Room 131

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Artist/Maker	Corning Glass Works (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Charleroi (made) Paden City (made)

Plate, America, Pennsylvania (Charleroi & Paden City WV), made by Corning Glass Works, 1970-1985, C.225-1985 .

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Object type	Plate
Titles	Pyroceram Pyroceram (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	glass-ceramic, press moulded, heat resistent
Brief description	Plate, America, Pennsylvania (Charleroi & Paden City WV), made by Corning Glass Works, 1970-1985, C.225-1985 .
Dimensions	Greatest width width: 22.7cm
Style	20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions	'Pyroceram Tableware by Corning No Stovetop no Microwave' printed (Makers's mark)
Gallery label	'Pyroceram' is the trademark used for hotel/restaurant wares, of which the domestic equivalent was 'Centura' (production ceased 1978). Pyroceram was originally Corning's generic term/brand name for their glass-ceramic compositions which they brought to the market in 1958. The is a Corning 'in-house' design.
Production	Subject file
Other number	0089 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.225-1985

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O3497/pyroceram-plate-corning-glass-works/

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