October 5, 2004 to March 3, 2006
From 1908 to about 1918, mass-produced, pressed-glass objects with brilliantly colored iridescent surfaces were wildly popular throughout the world.
First produced in the United States, this rainbow-hewed art class was known by a variety of names, including "Poor Man's Tiffany" in its heyday and Carnival Glass in its declining years. The exhibit includes more than 35 examples from this phenomenon of early 20th-century decorative art.
| FRUIT BOWL, c. 1910. Grape and cable pattern Pressed glass Harry Northwood and Company, 1901–1925, Wheeling, West Virginia (2004-023:03) |
RESOURCES: Exhibition Guide