Cup and Saucer Set 1930-1934

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Artifact Overview

During the 1930s, some American glass manufacturers produced inexpensive, pressed glass serving ware. The glassware, which came in a variety of colors and scores of distinct patterns, could be bought at many lower-end retailers as well as through catalogue merchants. Movie theaters and other businesses also gave it away -- intending to lure the cash-strapped Depression-era public inside.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Cup and saucer set

Date Made

1930-1934

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.355.9

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift in Memory of Myrta Calvert Borders by Claudia Borders Hagy, DVM.

Material

Glass (Material)

Color

Pink (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in (Cup)
Diameter: 3.5 in (Cup)
Height: 0.875 in (Saucer)
Diameter: 5.875 in (Saucer)