Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.42.3 |
Collection |
Decorative Arts Collection |
Media Collection |
Glass Collection |
Manufacturer |
Cambridge Glass Works (1873-1958) |
Title |
Caprice Alpine Glass Bowl in Moonlight Blue |
Date |
Circa 1940 |
Makers Marks |
This piece is unmarked. |
Description |
The Cambridge Glass Works (1873-1958) was formed in 1873 in Cambridge, Ohio by a group of businessmen. They purchased a site and began construction on the new glass factory. The first piece was produced in 1902. The plant expanded in the 1920s and enjoyed its most prolific years in the 1930s, employing over 700 people at its peak. They produced a wide variety of glassworks including colored glass and entire dinner service sets. Cambridge Glass Works closed in 1958. This decorative bowl features the Caprice pattern, first introduced in 1936. At the pattern's peak, between 150 and 200 shapes were offered. |
Medium |
Leaded Glass |
Technique |
Press Molded |
Height (in) |
4.000 |
Diameter (in) |
12.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
American Art Glass |
Place of Origin |
Cambridge, Ohio, United States |
Credit Line |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
People |
Purchase, Ayers Collection Fund |
Search Terms |
American Art Glass Blue Bowls Cambridge Glass Works (1873-1958) Cambridge, Ohio Caprice Decorative Bowls Glass Midnight Blue Ohio Art Ohio Companies Ohio Manufacturers Press Molded |
Location |
On view in the Arts of Ohio Gallery, 3rd Floor |