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Bowl

Object number2024.63.7

Manufacturer Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company (1893 - 1963)

Artist Peggy Sayer

OriginCoraopolis, PA

MediumGlass; Paint

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

DescriptionMilk glass footed bowl with hand-painted ivy decoration. Bowl has a circular base with a short stem and ring around the middle that connects to a shallow bowl with an open, circular mouth. Rim of the foot and mouth have individually spaced balls all the way around. Sides have hand-painted ivy featuring three green leaves on brown stems; three sets of ivy on the bowl. Artist initials underneath one of the sets of ivy.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 5.188 x 10.813 in. (13.2 x 27.5 cm)
SignedArtist initials in green paint underneath one of the sets of ivy, "PS".
Historical NotesThe hand-painted initials marking this piece of glass document one of the 14 known decorators that worked at the Consolidated Glass Company in Coraopolis, PA. A 1957 Con Cora line company catalog stated that “each piece, hand-made and hand-decorated by skilled artisans, is initialed by the decorator.” The company marketed these mass-produced pieces as distinctive. They advertised the skills of these women artisans to sell this line of Con Cora milk glass and distinguish it from competitors’ products. The initials provide clues to the identities of the women who created these decorations and preserves the legacy of individual women who usually labored anonymously in regional factories.

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