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Summer Exhibit at Corning Museum of Glass
Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine

CORNING, NY – On July 3, The antique French hydrometers
Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG), for measuring the alcohol
located within New York State’s content of wine, among
Finger Lakes Wine Country, will other fascinating objects
open Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass pulled from the Museum’s
and Wine, a special exhibit exploring permanent collection, as
the deeply entwined relationship well as from the Museum’s
between wine and glass. Presenting Rakow Research Library,
the art, history, and science of how most of which have seldom
glass touches wine as it travels from been on display.
the grape, to the bottle, and to the The story of glass and
cup on our table, the exhibit is largely wine has particular relevance
drawn from the Museum’s own hold- in the Finger Lakes of New Wine Jug in "Russian" Pattern,
ings, the world’s most comprehensive York State. The Finger Lakes about 1882–1890. Probably J. Hoare &
collection of glass. Fire and Vine will is the home of U.S. Bonded Company; glass blank probably manufactured
also demonstrate how the combina- Winery No. 1, established in by Corning Glass Works. Corning, New York.
Blown, cut glass.
Wine Bottle, 1730. England. tion of wine and glass has figured into 1860, and where cold-
Blown, impressed, trailed, and social gatherings for thousands of climate European vinifera grape varieties—like Riesling—were first
applied non-lead glass; liquid wine, years from the lavish feasts of Ancient introduced in eastern North America in the mid-20th century.
lead, foil, and paint. Rome, to the polite society of 1700s Concurrent with the growth of Finger Lakes wines, Corning, New
Britain, and to the essential experi- York emerged as the “Crystal City,” widely recognized as a world leader
ence within our food culture today. The exhibit is organized by Katherine for its accomplishments in glass artistry and innovation. Independent,
Larson, curator of Ancient Glass at CMoG. entrepreneurial winemakers, and glass artists have found a mutual home
Fire and Vine will feature a display of dozens of wine glasses from in this region, building on historical tradition with new creative energy
around the world, representing the many styles, tastes, and occasions that makes Corning and the Finger Lakes Wine Country a hub for the
where wine was part of the festivities. Highlights of the exhibit include a entwined industries.
rare 2,000-year-old fragment of cameo glass depicting a grape harvest, a The Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) is the foremost authority on
still-sealed bottle of wine found in an 18th century shipwreck off the coast the art, history, science, and design of glass. It is home to the world’s most
of England, a 17th century Italian document describing an “almost important collection of glass, including the finest examples of glassmaking
unbreakable glass jar” that could prevent wine from spoiling, and a set of spanning 3,500 years. Find CMoG online at www.cmog.org

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