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Glassware & Ceramics Collection

There are about 1,300 examples of glassware and ceramics in the museum collection. The glassware is rather diverse including condiment dishes, candy jars, tableware, canning jars, and patent medicine, milk, and soda pop bottles. Examples of pressed glass patterns include Bull's Eye, Georgia or Peacock Feather, Whirlwind Sunburst, and Brazil or Paneled Daisy. The Anne Norton Gaines Collection contains several fine examples of late nineteenth and early twentieth century scent bottles. The museum collection also includes twelve examples of glass flasks, including a rare campaign flask associated with General Zachary Taylor.

Ceramics are also varied. Flow Blue, ironstone, stoneware and Staffordshire are represented in the collection. Various forms include crocks, jugs, ginger beer bottles, tableware, salt and pepper shakers, children's tea sets and decorative figurines.

Objects are available for researchers subject to museum policies and procedures. For more information contact the Museum Registrar/Collections Curator (Phone: 270-745-2592 )or write The Kentucky Museum, Western Kentucky University, One Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576. Prior appointment is required.

Objects featured on this web page may not be on exhibit. To learn more about what is currently on display, link to our exhibit pages.