Location: Mint Museum of Art

Museum Hours: Tuesday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. ; Wed - Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. ; Closed Sunday & Monday

Information: General 704-337-2000

Dates: Sat, Feb 16, 2008 - Sun, Aug 17, 2008

Levine Gallery

The exhibition features particularly noteworthy examples of American Brilliant Period cut glass from members of the North Carolina chapter of the American Cut Glass Association. The objects include punchbowls, trays, vases, tableware, decanters, and other forms, all chosen because of the particularly high quality of their craftsmanship and ornamentation. Some of the pieces illustrate patterns or forms that are extremely rare, while others represent the superb technical and artistic accomplishments of the major American manufactories that specialized in this technique. Among those firms are J. Hoare and Company, T. G. Hawkes, Libbey Glass Company, and Christian Dorflinger.

For more information on the works in this exhibition, go to the Mint Wiki at http://mintwiki.pbwiki.com and select the link to the exhibition. The Mint Wiki is a service of The Mint Museums Library.

 

Organized by: The Mint Museum

For additional information, please contact:

Brian Gallagher – email , phone: 704-337-2021