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Globe, Lamp

Object number2024.61.57

Manufacturer Phoenix Glass Company

OriginMonaca, PA

MediumGlass; Metal; Ink

Credit LineGift of Estate of Kathy Hansen

DescriptionBlue milk glass light shade. Pointed base slopes outward to wide shoulder, then tapers in to narrower neck which flares out at the lip to create stalactite shape. Shade has raised design with painted owl, tree branch, and moon over a smooth blue background with clouds. DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 7.938 x 4.313 in. (20.2 x 11 cm)
Inscriptions On inside of lip is handwritten text in black ink: "Inv. # 631 PHOENIX".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of glass from collector Kathy Hansen. Born on March 23, 1951, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Kathy was the granddaughter of a glassblower who worked at the Phoenix Glass Company in Monaca, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. A schoolteacher by trade, she became an avid researcher and collector of glass made by Phoenix. A passionate researcher and collector of Phoenix and Consolidated Glass, Kathy was also an active member of the Three Rivers Depression Era Glass Collecting Society and a founding member of the Phoenix and Consolidated Glass Collector’s Club. She frequently lectured on and mounted small displays of Phoenix Glass around the region. Her museum collection reflects rare and unusual pieces, many with original and sample labels, and her archives include rare catalogs, postcards, advertisements, photographs, and oral histories with Phoenix company workers. Kathy, also an accomplished pianist, earned a B.S.in Music Education from Duquesne University. She then earned her master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Pittsburgh and taught for 28 years in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Collector Kathleen J. Hansen (1951 - 2024)

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