Museum Treasures

There are so many amazing treasures throughout the museum. Our goal here is to feature one of those special items and bring you more information about it every week. Please check back often as we will be adding new treasures every week!

Mark Haller Freehand Pitcher

Mark Haller Freehand Pitcher

Today’s Museum Monday treasure from the Museum of American Glass in WV is a freehand pitcher made by Mark Haller in 2005. It is cobalt with a wide band of white, black, and brown snaking around the body. The handle is applied. At 9 3/8” in height, it is a substantial...

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Ornate Star Magnifying Paperweight

Ornate Star Magnifying Paperweight

Today’s Museum Monday treasure from the Museum of American Glass in WV is an ornate star magnifying paperweight. Leaves are impressed on the underside of the points, with remains of gold and red paint. There is a Clark's O.N.T. spool cotton trade card cut into...

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Cambridge Bowl in Rubina

Cambridge Bowl in Rubina

Today’s Museum Monday treasure from the Museum of American Glass in WV is a Cambridge bowl in Rubina, with a block (or honeycomb) optic. This color was unique, shading from red at the rim to yellow and then a greenish color merging into blue. The process was achieved...

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Safetee Glass Company Slide Rule

Safetee Glass Company Slide Rule

Today’s Museum Monday treasure from the Museum of American Glass in WV is a slide rule. That’s probably not something most people would expect to find in a glass museum’s collection, but this one is from the Safetee Glass Company and is intended to be used to...

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McKee Deviled Crab Baking Shells

McKee Deviled Crab Baking Shells

Today’s Museum Monday treasure from the Museum of American Glass in WV is two box sets of deviled crab baking shells from McKee. The first set is clear, while the second has fired-on red coloring. The individual shells are 5 ¾” x 2 ¾” and were no. J-116 in McKee’s...

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Very Ornate Spill Holder

Very Ornate Spill Holder

Today’s Museum Monday treasure from the Museum of American Glass in WV is a very ornate spill holder. It is flint glass with panels with three overlapping leaves alternating with panels of high relief stylized vines. We assume the dates of this piece to be circa 1850s...

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Paul Harrie Zephyr Perfume Bottle

Paul Harrie Zephyr Perfume Bottle

Today’s Museum Monday treasure from the collection of the Museum of American Glass in WV is a perfume bottle made by Paul Harrie in his Zephyr series, as well as a paperweight in the same series, another in the Striped series, and a cube paperweight in the Tectonic...

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Bottle Shaped Advertising Paper Weight

Bottle Shaped Advertising Paper Weight

Today’s Museum Monday treasure from the Museum of American Glass in WV is an advertising paperweight in the shape of a bottle. It is embossed around the base, Obear-Nester Glass Company, East St. Louis, Ill. One thing that I love about MAGWV’s collection is our...

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