With 70+ years of history and thousands of objects, The Corning Museum of Glass is a mosaic of interesting information, including things that our visitors might not notice. Here’s a quick round-up of just some of the things you may … Read more →
Last week, The Corning Museum of Glass announced Dig Deeper: Discovering an Ancient Glass Workshop, a major exhibition that will reveal new insights into ancient glassblowing and glassmaking. Presenting artifacts from a 4th Century CE glass workshop discovered in Jalame, … Read more →
Is your home clean and stylish? Your husband happy and adoring? Are you thin, white, and good-smelling with helpful and obedient children? Then you must own [insert name of glassware product here]. Ads selling glassware from the early 1900s reflect … Read more →
This post comes from Alaina McNeal, the Public Services Outreach intern at the Rakow Research Library. You might recognize Dorothy C. Thorpe’s work if you watched the TV show, Mad Men. Rounded with a silver band at the top, the … Read more →