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
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...
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...
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...
Libbey Glass Company Decorated Tumbler Salesman’s Sample Set
Today’s Museum Monday treasure from the Museum of American Glass in WV is a salesman’s sample set of decorated tumblers from the Libbey Glass Company. This set originally held all 12 designs introduced in the 1968-69 catalog, with drawings inside the box lid of each...
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...
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...
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...
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...
T. G. Hawkes and Company Salesman’s Sample Cards
Today’s Museum Monday treasure from the Museum of American Glass in WV is a collection of salesman’s sample cards with photographs of rich cut glass made by T. G. Hawkes and Company of Corning, New York. Hawkes made some of the most beautiful and intricate pieces...
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...