Tray
Object number2022.32.4
Manufacturer
Houze Glass Company
Date1962
OriginPoint Marion, PA
MediumGlass; Applied decoration
Credit LineGift of Lawrence Woods
DescriptionDark tinted glass tray. Tray is rectangular in shape with sloped, raised sides that create a shallow well in the center. Thin, white border around edge of glass with white writing across the top, a white image of the Civic Arena with Pittsburgh skyline in background beneath that, and white text across the bottom. Viewer's bottom left corner features the Seal of the City of Pittsburgh, and viewer's bottom right corner features an emblem in the shape of a stamp with a logo and illegible writing in the middle.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.625 x 9 x 7 in. (1.6 x 22.9 x 17.8 cm)InscriptionsWhite text on front of tray: "The Pittsburgh Patriot Presentation / CIVIC ARENA / [image of Civic Arena and skyline] / Awarded at the 58th National Convention, / National Association of Postmasters of the / United States, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, / October 28, 1962, for your outstanding public / service contributions. / [Seal of the City of Pittsburgh] / Joseph M. Barr [signature] / MAYOR OF PITTSBURGH / Edward [rest of signature illegible] / HOST POSTMASTER / [stamp emblem]".
Historical NotesTray made by Houze Glass Company.
Related institution
National Association of Postmasters of the United States
Related person
Joseph M. Barr
On View
Not on view
Houze Glass Company
Houze Glass Company
Houze Glass Company
1968
1995
