Katherine (Kate) Larson came to The Corning Museum of Glass in 2016 as a curatorial assistant, but was recently promoted to Assistant Curator of Ancient and Islamic Glass. We took time to sit down with Kate and talk about her … Read more →
This Islamic bowl came into the lab for treatment when two previously glued fragments came loose during routine handling. The bowl came into the museum’s collection in 1999. The initial examination indicated that the previous repairs were starting to fail … Read more →
This small container was most likely used to hold kohl, a cosmetic preparation for darkening the eyelids. The object was formed by applying dark green glass around a mandrel. Trails of opaque red and opaque white glass were then applied … Read more →
This translucent purple disk was decorated on its front by means of a stamp, which imparted the low-relief design in the glass. Depicted in the scene is a horse running to the left, astride which is a rider who turns … Read more →