Messware Soup Bowl

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Object Name: 
Messware Soup Bowl
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Charleroi
Accession Number: 
2010.4.506
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.4 cm, Diam: 25 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1951
Web Description: 
Messware, designed specifically for military use, was a precursor to Pyrex and Pyrex Opal Ware.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Williams, Dianne, Source
2010-12-31
Color: 
white
Technique: 
machine-made
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
U.S. / CORNING / T.M. [image of gaffer] REG. / MADE IN U.S.A. / 1951
stamp
: 
Stamped on base

Description

Primary Description: 
Messware Soup Bowl. Opaque white glass; machine-made. Heavy white bowl.