Curtain Tieback

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Object Name: 
Curtain Tieback
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Grapeville
Accession Number: 
68.4.644
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 11.2 cm, Th: 1.7 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1920-1940
Primary Description: 
Curtain Tieback. Light amethyst glass; pressed. Flower-shape; six petals; circular center; hole for shank.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Esterly, Louise S., Source
Color: 
Light Amethyst
Technique: 
pressing

Exhibitions (1)

2300 Degrees: The Glass Experience
Venue(s)
Museum of Science and Industry 2008-03-13 through 2008-09-01

Publications (1)

American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 353, #1385; BIB# 30457