Punch Service Set, 1910-1925
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In the first decades of the 20th century, manufacturers of pressed glass created inexpensive iridescent tableware. This colorful glass with its metallic sheen imitated more expensive items like Louis Comfort Tiffany's "Favrile" glass. Mass-produced and affordable, iridescent glass -- coined "carnival glass" by collectors -- gave Americans of all economic means access to beautiful and decorative glassware.
In the first decades of the 20th century, manufacturers of pressed glass created inexpensive iridescent tableware. This colorful glass with its metallic sheen imitated more expensive items like Louis Comfort Tiffany's "Favrile" glass. Mass-produced and affordable, iridescent glass -- coined "carnival glass" by collectors -- gave Americans of all economic means access to beautiful and decorative glassware.
Artifact
Punch bowl
Date Made
1910-1925
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
82.83.163
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Kenneth and Emily Moon.
Material
Carnival glass
Glass (Material)
Pressed glass
Technique
Pressing
Color
Purple
Dimensions
Height: 14.25 in (Punch bowl on stand)
Diameter: 17 in (Punch bowl on stand)
Height: 2.5 in (Punch cup)
Width: 4.25 in (Punch cup)
Length: 3.25 in (Punch cup)
Weight: 12 lb (Bowl)
Weight: 6.5 lb (Stand)
Weight: 7 oz (Cup each)
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