Primary Color

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Object Name: 
Pyrex Nesting Bowl
Title: 
Primary Color
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Charleroi
Accession Number: 
98.4.260 C
Dimensions: 
H: 9.3 cm; Diam: 18.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1946-1977
Credit Line: 
Gift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management
Primary Description: 
Pyrex Nesting Bowl in "Primary Color" Pattern. Translucent white non-lead opalware glass; red enamel; pressed; tempered; enameled; hemispherical shape; machine finished rim; rim thicker than bowl; bowl tapers in then rounds in at bottom; exterior green, interior white; flat circular base with PYREX® backstamp molded into it; old adhesive stuck on base.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management, Former Collection
Color: 
white
red
Technique: 
pressing
tempering
enameling
Material: 
glass

Objects in Set (4)

Primary Color
Artist:Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Date:1946-1977
Accession Number:98.4.260 A
Primary Color
Artist:Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Date:1946-1977
Accession Number:98.4.260 B
 
Primary Color
Artist:Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Date:1946-1977
Accession Number:98.4.260 D
4 Pyrex Nesting Bowls
Artist:Corning Glass Works, Charleroi
Date:1946-1977
Accession Number:98.4.260