Pyrex Casserole Dish, 1979-1981
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Artifact Overview
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 freezer to oven to table. Colored Pyrex kitchenware was introduced in 1947. Corning released an array of products with its Spring Blossom Green pattern in 1972. The company redesigned the pattern several years later before it was discontinued.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Casserole (Baking dish)
Date Made
1979-1981
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
2002.172.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Olive green
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 7.5 in
Diameter: 7.625 in
Inscriptions
bottom of casserole:
474-B 1.5 / PYREX / FOR OVEN AND / MICROWAVE / NO STOVETOP / OR BROILER / CORNING N.Y. USA / 16
on handle of lid:
PYREX / 474 - C 4
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20th Century Mainstream Glass
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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 freezer to oven to table. Colored Pyrex kitchenware was introduced in 1947. Corning released an array of products with its Spring Blossom Green pattern in 1972. The company redesigned the pattern several years later before it was discontinued.