As you’ll see from below, I was just a bit too cute in my commentary. I thank John for his
comments and needed correction. I’m pleased he let me know of the needed correction and for
the meaningful explanation of the monument. For all of this I do apologize, John.
>>> “John Kohut” 10/3/2006 11:29 PM >>>

Alan,
I must respectfully protest. The large piece of cullet that forms the focal point of the
Houghton Plot in the Hope Cemetery Annex in Corning is remarkable in its form and
in its significance – marking the passage of time from when the Houghton’s were in
New England, circa 1851, and their time in Brooklyn, NY and finally their move to
Corning, NY in 1868. To say that it is an “ironic use of colored glass” is a) incorrect
(i.e. it’s not colored) , and b) it’s not ironic in any sense of the word. To salvage a
piece of glass that large means having the ability to break up the cooled glass from a
shut down glass furnace that has reached the end of its lifespan. It is in fact a terrific
monument to the family that transformed Corning – from Erastus Corning’s ca. 1835
village into today’s Corning — home of Corning, Inc. and yes, the Corning Museum of
Glass.
John