1995.173.1, "Manhattan" plate, c. 1938, Anchor Hocking Glass Company, manufacturer, Lancaster, Ohio, pressed glass copy
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Manhattan was made in a wide range of tableware and decorative forms while in production between 1938 and 1941.
1995.173.2, "Manhattan" compote, c. 1938, Anchor Hocking Glass Company, manufacturer, Lancaster, Ohio, pressed glass
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Manhattan was made in a wide range of tableware and decorative forms while in production between 1938 and 1941.
1992.522.2, "Ruba Rombic" salad plate, 1921, designer: Reuben Haley, manufacturer: Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, pressed glass copy
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Ruba Rombic pattern marks one of the high points of the prolific career of the American glass designer Reuben Haley (1872-1933).
1992.522.4, "Ruba Rombic" tumbler, 1921, designer: Reuben Haley, manufacturer: Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, pressed glass copy copy copy
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Ruba Rombic pattern marks one of the high points of the prolific career of the American glass designer Reuben Haley (1872-1933).
1992.522.1, "Ruba Rombic" shape plate, 1921, designer: Reuben Haley, manufacturer: Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, pressed glass
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Ruba Rombic pattern marks one of the high points of the prolific career of the American glass designer Reuben Haley (1872-1933).
1996.186.a-b, New Era rye bottle, 1934. designer: Rodney C. Irwin; manufacturer: A.H. Heisey & Company, Newark, Ohio, pressed and acid-etched glass
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
During the Great Depression, the approval of the Twenty-first Amendment repealing Prohibition prompted many fashion-conscious Americans to want new glassware for the variety of liquors and spirits they could now legally enjoy.
1996.23, Champagne glass with Courtney shape stem, c. 1928, designer: George Dougherty, manufacturer: Morgantown Glass works
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
George Dougherty applied for a patent on this stem profile in 1928 and was granted design patent no. 77,942 the next year. However, the use of a rectangular motif like this one was likely derived from a French crystal shape called Hagueneau.
1985.R.35.b, Picture Frame, France, c. 1650
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Elaborate frames carved for portraits or mirrors exist in greater quantity than do the physically fragile and adaptable frames made for small paintings or drawings. Thus, it is remarkable that this elegant frame survives almost unscathed, with its original dimensions, if not its subtle gilded surface, preserved.
1996.143.3, American Prestige liqueur glass, 1938, Designer: Edwin W. Fuerst, Maker: Libbey Glass Company, glass with cut and pressed decoration copy
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In its catalogue Libbey claimed that through this glass, "The designer tells a story of craftsmanship-a bubble of glass becomes the bowl, a block of crystal the stem, while two small terraced rings in the foot indicate the rolling motion of a footsetter's tool." This florid description of h