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  • September 21, 2016
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CMoG teens hit the ground running

Alexia Pratt has been a teen volunteer at The Corning Museum of Glass for two years and is a member of the Teen Leadership Council during its inaugural year. She is a sophomore at Corning-Painted Post High School. You guys … Read more →

  • Posted in: Programs
  • December 4, 2014
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Optical Character Recognition: Explained

Today’s post is from Museum Explainer Meredith Rector. Sometimes even computers need help. This is something that I have learned in the past few weeks volunteering at the Rakow Research Library. I work as a Museum Explainer, but when I … Read more →

  • Posted in: Education, Rakow Library
  • October 21, 2014
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From Kent, Ohio to Corning, New York

Today’s post is from Museum Explainer Valerie Oppenheim. Allison B. Krause. Jeffrey Glenn Miller. Sandra Lee Scheuer. William Knox Schroeder. These are the names of the four victims of the shootings at Kent State University on May 4, 1970 in … Read more →

  • Posted in: Education, From the Collections
  • September 2, 2014
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A Brief History of the Glass Perfume Bottle

Today’s post is from Museum Explainer Juliet Downie. As an Explainer at The Corning Museum of Glass, I receive training on the history of glass, from the ancient world to the modern era. The uses of glass have changed and expanded dramatically … Read more →

  • Posted in: Education, From the Collections
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It’s finally Spring! We’re celebrating with Pyrex’s “Spring Blossom” pattern. Known to collectors as “Crazy Daisy,” this pattern was produced from 1972 to 1981 and was designed by Sara L. Balbach. Pyrex using this pattern was designed specifically to accompany Corelle dinnerware with the same pattern. Learn more about Pyrex at pyrex.cmog.org. 4 Quart Pyrex Bowl with Lid and Stand, Sara L. Balbach (designer), Corning Glass Works, Charleroi, Pennsylvania, 1972-1979. 2010.4.360.We always love seeing these pictures from the height of cut glass production in the Crystal City! In 1903, Thomas Hawkes, the founder of local cut glass firm T. G Hawkes & Co., recruited English glassmaker Frederick Carder to establish Steuben Glass Works in Corning, NY. This photo shows Thomas’ son, Samuel, and Frederick Carder in front of Steuben Glass Works the year it was founded. The Rakow Library digitized this photo from a negative lent to us by Jane Levatino, who was Samuel Hawkes’ granddaughter. [Frederick Carder and Samuel Hawkes in front of Steuben Glass Works office] [picture]., Corning, NY, 1903. CMGL 112278.Object of the Week: Schwarzlot, Johann Anton Carli, Rhine Palatinate, Germany, about 1675. 2010.3.143. Schwarzlot is a sepia enamel first used to paint on stained glass and was eventually used to paint on glass vessels. Johann Anton Carli, who created this piece, is thought to have been trained as a painter of window glass and was one of the few enamelers of Schwarzlot in his region during the second half of the 17th century.This pendant, one of the earliest types of glass found in Mesopotamia, may represent the goddess Ishtar or one of her devotees. The Mesopotamian goddess of fertility and abundance, Ishtar was a popular deity in the ancient middle east, with close connections to other ancient goddesses like the Phoenician Astarte and Greek Aphrodite. The protruding belly and large breasts on this figure may represent the desire for a healthy pregnancy or gratitude for a safe delivery, and a plea to the goddess for her support, of an ancient woman.Pendant with Nude Female, Northern Mesopotamia, 1500-1200 BCE, 55.1.64.This pendant, one of the earliest types of glass found in Mesopotamia, may represent the goddess Ishtar or one of her devotees. The Mesopotamian goddess of fertility and abundance, Ishtar was a popular deity in the ancient middle east, with close connections to other ancient goddesses like the Phoenician Astarte and Greek Aphrodite. The protruding belly and large breasts on this figure may represent the desire for a healthy pregnancy or gratitude for a safe delivery, and a plea to the goddess for her support, of an ancient woman.Pendant with Nude Female, Northern Mesopotamia, 1500-1200 BCE, 55.1.64.

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