VICTORIAN
GLASS, CHINA, & PORCELAIN
The
Belleek Pottery Museum
Once known
as the the "Belleek Pottery Works Company" it first
conducted business back as early as 1857 manufacturing heavy
earthenware and has progressed over the years to become the highly
acclaimed creator of fine Parian china which is known the world
over.
The
Corning Museum of Glass
The Corning Museum of Glass is home to the
world’s most comprehensive and celebrated collection of glass.
The National Bottle Museum
The National Bottle
Museum is located in the quaint village of
Ballston Spa, NY. Visitors to the museum can learn about
early bottle making methods and view the surviving hand tools, a
miniature model of a typical 1800's glass furnace and exhibits of
hand made bottles often overlooked as legitimate artifacts.
William Morris Gallery
The William Morris Gallery displays furniture, textiles, ceramics
and glass by William Morris's followers in the Arts & Crafts
Movement, which flourished from the 1880s to the 1920s.
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