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.
Carnival Glass from the Morse Collection
October 5, 2004 through March 3, 2006
From 1908 to about 1918, mass-produced, pressed-glass objects with brilliantly colored iridescent surfaces were wildly popular throughout the world.
Resources:
Bowl, c. 1910
Grape and Cable pattern
Pressed glass
Harry Northwood and Company, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1901–25
H. 5 1/4 in.
(2004-023:03)