1 Quart Pyrex Casserole

Object Name: 
1 Quart Pyrex Casserole

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Object Name: 
1 Quart Pyrex Casserole
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Charleroi
Accession Number: 
98.4.212
Dimensions: 
H: 8.2 cm; Diam: 15.8 cm; L: 19.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1959
Credit Line: 
Gift of Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management
Primary Description: 
1 Quart Pyrex Casserole, part of "Twin Service Set" Pattern. Translucent white non-lead, opalware glass; cream enamel; gold colored decoration; pressed, tempered, screen printed; Cylindrical shape; machine finished rim; two handles opposite each other, handle ends are squared off and sides flare out to rim, top of both handles pressed in and tapered down; body slightly tapered in, exterior of body cream, interior white; gold colored pattern printed onto each half of body exterior, design breaks under handles, pattern is of alternating upright leaves and three-leafed stems; ring foot; flat circular base with PYREX® backstamp including item number "473" molded into it.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Pattern Name: 
Twin Service Set
Provenance: 
Corning Inc., Dept. of Archives and Record Management, Former Collection
Color: 
white
cream
gold
Technique: 
pressing
tempering
screen printing
Material: 
glass