Creative Glass Collection

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

Carafe of greenish transparent aluminosilicate Pyrex glass, handleless, cylindrical with high waist and rim shaped to form pouring lip.

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Categories	ELISE Glass Drinking
Object type	Carafe
Titles	Creative Glass Collection (series title) Pyrex (manufacturer's title) Creative Glass (manufacturer's title) Glass Tender (series title)
Materials and techniques	Machine mould-blown glass Glass Mould Blown
Brief description	Glass Carafe, machine mould blown, 'Glass Tender' from the 'Creative Glass' Collection, made by Corning Incorp., USA (Corning), 1970-1980
Physical description	Carafe of greenish transparent aluminosilicate Pyrex glass, handleless, cylindrical with high waist and rim shaped to form pouring lip.
Dimensions	Height: 23.0cm Maximum width: 9.5cm
Style	20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions	PYREX o (Makers's mark printed in white)
Gallery label	Described as an 'all-purpose beverage server with a concave gripping area for easy pouring'. Creative Glass was 'a totally new collection of clearly contemporary glass for storing, stacking and decorating'
Credit line	Given by J Opie
Production	Described as an 'all-purpose beverage server with concave gripping area for easy pouring'. Creative Glass was 'a totally new collection of clearly contemporary glass for storing, stacking, serving and decorating'.
Bibliographic reference	See object file
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.8-1995

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O5959/creative-glass-collection-carafe-corning-glass-works/

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