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05-018. Unknown
Epergnes cordials
Morgantown Glass Company
USA, c. 1951
2 x 2 x 3"
Glass
Unsigned

The design of this set of 2-oz. cordials is highly reminiscent of Eva Zeisel's Silhouette line of glassware for Bryce Bros. Actual Silhouette glasses don't have the "lip" along the rim, were never produced in Coral, and didn't come in this 2-oz. cordial size. This pattern was produced by the Old Morgantown Glass Company around the same time as Russel Wright's American Modern glassware. Their color is in fact very close to—if not the same as—the coral American Modern pieces. It is interesting to see the relationships between these styles, and how many "high design" ideas were borrowed so freely and often.

Found on February 15, 2005 in Brooklyn Center, MN.

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