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- Glass Shop - The Glass Shop was constructed in 1930 to demonstrate the art of glass making as practiced in nineteenth century America. It was modeled after the Boston and Sandwich Glass House, located in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In 2005, the shop was rebuilt, enlarged and updated with modern equipment. Today, our artisans create up to 10,000 pieces of historic and contemporary Studio Glass annually.
- 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Glass Shop
The Glass Shop was constructed in 1930 to demonstrate the art of glass making as practiced in nineteenth century America. It was modeled after the Boston and Sandwich Glass House, located in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In 2005, the shop was rebuilt, enlarged and updated with modern equipment. Today, our artisans create up to 10,000 pieces of historic and contemporary Studio Glass annually.
- Shaping Glass in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 1994 -
- 1994
- Collections - Artifact
Shaping Glass in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 1994
- Cut Glass Decanter, Waterford Glass Works, 1820-1840 - Early 19th century glass containers for storing and dispensing liquid refreshment took several forms in America, including molded decanters with or without blown-molded matching stoppers. This piece likely held a cork stopper or pouring spout. Sporting flanges along the neck and lozenges along the base, this piece imitates expensive cut glass decanters made by the Waterford factory in Ireland.
- 1820-1840
- Collections - Artifact
Cut Glass Decanter, Waterford Glass Works, 1820-1840
Early 19th century glass containers for storing and dispensing liquid refreshment took several forms in America, including molded decanters with or without blown-molded matching stoppers. This piece likely held a cork stopper or pouring spout. Sporting flanges along the neck and lozenges along the base, this piece imitates expensive cut glass decanters made by the Waterford factory in Ireland.
- Glass Press, Used by Cambridge Glass Works, circa 1920 -
- circa 1920
- Collections - Artifact
Glass Press, Used by Cambridge Glass Works, circa 1920
- Wine Glasses, 1999 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 1999
- Collections - Artifact
Wine Glasses, 1999
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Cocktail Glass Model - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Collections - Artifact
Cocktail Glass Model
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Wine Glass Model - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Collections - Artifact
Wine Glass Model
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Wine Glass, 2016 -
- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
Wine Glass, 2016
- Wine Glass, 2016 -
- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
Wine Glass, 2016
- Glass Blower at Ford Rouge Glass Plant, 1946-1947 - Unsatisfied with glass from outside suppliers, Ford Motor Company established its own glass plant at the Rouge in 1923. Furnaces produced molten glass, while overhead grinders and polishers worked the material to a perfectly smooth and clear finish. Two other Ford glass plants, in Pennsylvania and Minnesota, combined with the Rouge to manufacture 20 million feet of glass each year.
- 1946-1947
- Collections - Artifact
Glass Blower at Ford Rouge Glass Plant, 1946-1947
Unsatisfied with glass from outside suppliers, Ford Motor Company established its own glass plant at the Rouge in 1923. Furnaces produced molten glass, while overhead grinders and polishers worked the material to a perfectly smooth and clear finish. Two other Ford glass plants, in Pennsylvania and Minnesota, combined with the Rouge to manufacture 20 million feet of glass each year.