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Jar, Cookie

Object number2024.61.76 a,b

OriginMonaca, PA

MediumGlass; Paint; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Graphite

Credit LineGift of Estate of Kathy Hansen

DescriptionRuby glass cookie jar and colorless glass lid. Ruby glass cookie jar has circular base slopes out to wide shoulder then tapers in to narrower neck. Body of jar has raised pattern with gingerbread men, stars, diamonds, and circles. Colorless glass lid has circular base that slopes upward slightly toward raised center. Lid has raised flower in the center with a circular handle extending upward. DimensionsHeight x Diameter (a): 6.125 x 6.938 in. (15.6 x 17.6 cm)
Height x Diameter (b): 2.875 x 4.813 in. (7.3 x 12.2 cm)
Height x Diameter (a,b): 9.125 x 6.938 in. (23.2 x 17.6 cm)
MarksOn underside of base is white rectangular maker's label with printed red text and handwritten graphite: "SAMPLE / No. 1070 / Finish T 2178 / THE PHOENIX GLASS CO.".
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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