The History of the Glass Making Industry in America

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Date/Time:Sunday, 18 Sep 2022 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location:Brunnier Art Museum, Top Floor of Scheman Building, 1805 Center Drive
Cost:Free
URL:https://www.museums.iastate.edu/calendar...y-america/
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Phone:515-294-3342
Channel:University Museums
Categories:Arts, performances
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Nancy Smith and Kathy Piersma from Grand Rapids, MI will present a program describing the various aspects and designs of Early American Pattern Glass. Visitors are welcome to bring up to three pressed glass objects they are seeking to know more about.

Smith & Piersma will also describe how glass was used to teach children the ABC's, counting and nursery rhymes. The program will be followed by an Early American Pattern Glass identification session for visitors. Visitors are welcome to bring up to three pressed glass objects they are seeking to know more about.

Smith and Piersma are both Questers, dealers in Early American Pattern Glass, and both have been on the Board of the Early American Pattern Glass Society. All visitors bringing glass into the museum will need to sign a waiver absolving University Museums, Iowa State University of any liability or loss.

In conjunction with the exhibition Reflections of Iowa: The History of Iowa Questers through Glass at the Brunnier Art Museum.

Brunnier Art Museum
1805 Center Dr., 295 Scheman Building

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Creamer and Sugar, Butter Dish, Celery Vase, Sweetmeat Jar with Lid, Cracker Jar with Lid, Carafe, Bowl/Master Bowl
Open-Heart Arches pattern, c. 1890s
Pittsburgh Lamp & Brass and Glass Co. or Consolidated Lamp & Glass Co.
Cerise (pigeon blood red), satin. Blown molded
Gift of Carol Tinkey, Iowa Quester President 2015-2019, member of Chautauqua Circuit #889, to the Iowa Quester Glass Collection. UM2022.36ab-42