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Glass
Museums
Washington,
DC
- Daughters
of the
American
Revolution
Museum
1776
D Street
N.W. Washington,
DC 20006
Collection
contains
over 500
pieces
of glass
in the
decorative
arts collection,
mostly
American
of the
nineteenth
century.
Pieces
include
Amelung,
salts,
and cup
plates.
- Hillwood
Museum
4155
Linnean
Ave.
NW
Washington,
DC
20008
202-686-8500
Has
a
collection
of
19th
century
Sandwich,
Depression
and
Russian
glass.
- Smithsonian
Institution
Washington,
DC 20560
Has
an extensive
collection, but
most of
the glass
is not
on permanent
display.
Delaware
- Rockwood
Museum
610
Shipley
Road Wilmington,
DE 19809
302-571-7776
American
decorative
arts from
the 17th
through
19th centuries.
- Winterthur
Museum
Rt.
52,
Winterthur,
DE
19735
302-888-4600
Collection
of
English
and
American
glass
from
eighteenth
and
nineteenth
centuries
consisting
of
items
that
would
have
been
used
between
1640
and
1860.
Extensive
collection
of
Amelung,
South
Jersey,
blown-three-mold,
figured
flasks,
Steigel,
and
European
glass.
A
new
facility
is
scheduled
to
open
in
1992
to
display
the
collection.
Also
had
library
of
related
resources.
Florida
- Lightner
Museum
PO
Box 334,
St. Augustine,
FL 32085
904-824-2874
Focus
is nineteenth
century
decorative
arts including
extensive
holdings
in glass.
Founded
by the
editor
of Hobbies
magazine
who collected
during
the 30's
and 40's.
Large collection
of brilliant
cut glass,
Compotes,
salts and
art glass.
Much is
not on
display
but can
be made
available
on prior
arrangement.
It is housed
in an 1888
hotel.
- Morse
Museum
of American
Art
445
Park
Ave.
North,
Winter
Park,
FL
32789
407-645-5311
The
Charles
Hosmer
Morse
Museum
of
American
Art
houses
the
most
comprehensive
collection
of
the
works
of
Louis
Comfort
Tiffany
found
anywhere,
The
centerpiece
of
the
Morse
Museum
collection
is
undoubtedly
the
work
of
Louis
Comfort
Tiffany.
The
museum's
collection
of
Tiffany's
work
includes
fine
examples
in
every
medium
he
explored,
in
every
kind
of
work
he
produced
and
from
every
period
of
his
life.
Georgia
- High
Museum
of Art
1280
Peachtree
St. NE,
Atlanta,
GA 30309
404-898-9540
Has
collection
of American
cut glass
(Hawkes,
Libbey),
art glass,
Early American
Glass (pressed,
blown,
molded).
Illinois
- Southern
Illinois
Univ. Museum
Carbondale,
IL 62901
618-453-5388
Has
small
pressed
glass
collection
of 100
pieces.
- Art
Institute
of Chicago
Michigan
Ave
at
Adams,
Chicago,
IL
60603
312-443-3600
The
holdings
include
a collection
of
cup
plates
and
pressed
milk
glass.
- Illinois
State Museum
Spring & Edwards
Streets,
Springfield,
IL
62706
217-782-7386
The
collection
of
1100
pieces
includes
some
Pattern
and
Depression
era
glass
included
in
the
period
room
settings.
- DuPage
County
Historical
Museum
102
E.
Wesley
St.
Wheaton,
IL
60187
708-682-7343
Has
two
collections
that
include
mugs
and
patterns
such
as
Bellflower,
Three
Face,
and
Roman
Rosette,
but
collection
is
only
on
display
at
irregular
intervals.
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