Corning "Pyrex" Refrigerator Dish, 1947-1960

Summary

Corning Glass Works' heat-resistant glass bakeware, called Pyrex, was introduced in the mid-1910s. Pyrex products were inexpensive, with an easy-to-clean smooth surface. Pyrex glassware could travel from refrigerator to oven to table. Clear Pyrex refrigerator storage dishes had been available since the mid-1920s, but in 1947 Corning began to offer them in an appealing array of colors.

Corning Glass Works' heat-resistant glass bakeware, called Pyrex, was introduced in the mid-1910s. Pyrex products were inexpensive, with an easy-to-clean smooth surface. Pyrex glassware could travel from refrigerator to oven to table. Clear Pyrex refrigerator storage dishes had been available since the mid-1920s, but in 1947 Corning began to offer them in an appealing array of colors.

Artifact

Dish (Vessel for food)

Date Made

1947-1960

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2019.2.103

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles H. Brown and Patrick Pehoski.

Material

Glass (Material)

Color

Yellow
White (Color)
Colorless

Dimensions

Height: 3.25 in

Width: 4.125 in

Length: 3.25 in

Inscriptions

on bottom of dish: 501B 1 1/2 CUP / PYREX (R) / MADE IN U.S.A. / 34 on top of lid: 501-C / 36

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