Irish Glass on Display in Henry Ford Museum Promenade, March 1939
THF271158 / Irish Glass on Display in Henry Ford Museum Promenade, March 1939
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Artifact Overview
This photograph documents the Museum's glass display on March 15, 1939. The collection was arranged in recessed cases lining the Promenade, the long marble corridor at the front of the Museum. Curators limited the display to examples representing Early American blown and pressed glass as well as English and Irish glass, then thought the most important for study and exhibit.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
15 March 1939
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.P.188.44273
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in
Width: 10.125 in
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