Miami, FL
Super Seller
Details
- Dimensions
- 2.88ʺW × 2.88ʺD × 2.88ʺH
- Brand
- Morgantown Glass
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Blown Glass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Transparent
- Condition Notes
- Very good condition with no nicks, chips, scratches, cracks, or fleabites. See detailed imaged. Any wear is commensurate with use. Very good condition with no nicks, chips, scratches, cracks, or fleabites. See detailed imaged. Any wear is commensurate with use. less
- Description
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Offered is a Mid 20th Century set of 6 "American Modern" champagne coupes designed by Russel Wright (1904-1976) and manufactured …
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Offered is a Mid 20th Century set of 6 "American Modern" champagne coupes designed by Russel Wright (1904-1976) and manufactured by Morgantown, originally created in the 1930s for a line of dinnerware and tableware for entertaining. The glasses were hand-blown, resulting in slight differences in colors and dimensions. It was a popular collection produced from 1939-1959 and available in coral (pink). chartreuse, gray and seafoam. To the naked eye, these appear almost topaz in color at the base, however, when one holds them up to the light, the bright chartreuse sparkles through the base.
This line was so popular that Eleanor Roosevelt and Mamie Eisenhower had sets of dinnerware, and because of the high quality of the glass production at Morgantown, it was chosen as the supplier of glassware for the Kennedy White House. Morgantown Glass Works was founded in 1899 in West Virginia to produce pressed and hand-blown glassware. The company closed for a short period in the 30s and reopened as Morgantown Glassware Guild producing high quality glassware until 1965 when it was bought by Fostoria Glass Co. and finally closed in 1971.
The coupes measure 2.875" diameter, 2.875" tall, 2.25" base diameter - perfect for champagne, an aperitif, and yes, cordials. less
Miami, FL
Super Seller
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