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American Brilliant Cut and Engraved Glass, an American Art Form (ca. 1876-1914)
From the Collection of Joe and Frances Todd
Rebecca Cole Gallery
January 15 - May 16, 2015


American cut glass is a uniquely American art form, reaching its height in the period between the Philadelphia Centennial of 1876 and the beginning of the First World War (1914). Cut glass, also sometimes called “crystal,” is made with lead oxide to give the glass its brilliant clarity and refractiveness, softness for cutting, and ringing, bell-like tone. American glassmakers perfected the curved cut, and as had European glassmakers before them, cut, engraved, acid-etched and decorated the efflorescence of American cut glass for the American home.

American Brilliant Cut and Engraved Glass, An American Art Form (c. 1876-1914), from a private collection located here in Houston, showcases the entire range of American cut glass – from large, impressive punchbowls and vases to small, delicate engraved stemware, with the glass both brilliantly clear and delicately colored. Not only does the glass show the technical and creative artistry of American industry of over one hundred years ago, but through the exhibition viewers will also learn more about Americans at home and their lifestyles during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts
6815 Cypresswood Drive
Spring, TX 77379
Phone: 281.376.6322
Fax: 281.376.2944

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Free admission, always.
$5 suggested donation for adult visitors
10am - 5pm Tuesday - Saturday
CLOSED Sunday & Monday

Closed on Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, 
Christmas, and New Year's Day

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The Cypress Creek Fine Art Association (d.b.a. the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. 
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