Amber Carnival Glass Bowl, Circa 1930
Description
- Media Type
- Object
- Description
- This small round amber colored dish is done in a basketweave pattern in what was known as "Carnival Glass" Carnival Glass was a process begun in 1908 and used a substance called Iridill to produce the multi colored effects.
It was also known as "the poor mans Tiffany". It got the name Carnival glass because it was used as prizes at fairs, carnivals and fairgrounds. - Inscriptions
- Accession Number 978.6.22
- Date of Original
- Circa 1930
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- Artifact Collection
- Collection
- Local History
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.28336 Longitude: -83.23318
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- Contact
- Huron Shores MuseumEmail:thessalonlib@hotmail.com
Agency street/mail address:1 James St. P.O. Box 460
Iron Bridge, ON P0R 1H0
