Corona Virus Tumbler, 2020
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Artifact Overview
Artists at the Glass Academy in Dearborn, Michigan, create handcrafted glass products and provide an array of learning opportunities for the community. In 2020, their business, like many others in America, essentially came to a halt during the global coronavirus pandemic--but they found a creative outlet. Inspired, they recreated the coronavirus in glass, donating a portion of their sales to help other small businesses.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Tumbler (Drinking glass)
Date Made
2020
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by Jacob Nordin at the Glass Academy in Dearborn, Michigan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2022.50.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Michelle Plucinsky.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Red
Colorless
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in
Width: 2.75 in
Length: 3 in
Inscriptions
etched on bottom:
J[acob] Nordin 2020
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