200-inch Disk Pyrex Paperweight

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Object Name:

Department

Modern

Maker(s)

Corning Glass Works, Manufacturer

Place Made:

United States, Corning, NY

Date:

1934

Color

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colorless

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Technique

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casting

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  - forming (ref)
    - casting (ref)

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engraving

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  - engraving (ref)

Material

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borosilicate glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 8.5 cm, W: 8.9 cm

Accession Number:

2010.4.166

Credit Line:

Gift of the Thomas P. Dimitroff family

Location:

On Display

Description

Colorless Borosilicate glass; cast, engraved. Six-sided pyramid-shaped paperweight tapering towards top. One face engraved, "D / 200" DISC / CAST / DEC.2,1934 / CORNING GLASS WORKS".

Inscription

PW25 Inked base black in with clear topcoat

D / 200" DISC / CAST / DEC.2,1934 / CORNING GLASS WORKS Engraved face

D24 base circular blue gummed paper label

Provenance

Dimitroff, Thomas P., Source to 2012-02-15

Exhibitions (1)

Exhibitions

Mirror to Discovery: The 200-Inch Disk and the Hale Reflecting Telescope at Palomar

Venue(s)

Corning Museum of Glass 2011-01-10 through 2011-10-30

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