Vase
Object number2024.63.8
Manufacturer
Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company
(1893 - 1963)
Artist
Mary DeMeo
OriginCoraopolis, PA
MediumGlass; Paint
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
DescriptionOpalescent ball vase with hand-painted pine cone decoration. Vase has a flat, circular base with a round body and open mouth. Body of vase has two brown pine cones surrounded by green and brown pine needles on a brown tree branch on one side; other side has a small brown tree branch with green and brown pine needles. Artist initials underneath pine cone.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 4.125 x 5.188 in. (10.5 x 13.2 cm)SignedArtist initials in green paint underneath pine cone, "MD."
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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Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company
Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company
Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company
Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company
