Colorless lead glass; cire perdue technique. Rectangular relief panel of young woman holding a child and an older woman with hands together in prayerful attitude; satin finish; incised in original mold: ” 45″.

Collection of Corning Museum of Glass, gift of Corning Glass Works

President of What?

John Styler asked who is this President Williams shown on this Carder plaque.

Answer

From Charles Sweigart:

Board of Education Southside School District #9

Fredrick Carder, Guy W Cheney, John Fedder, Edward H Gray, Eugene Sullivan, Francis C Williams.
Officers of the board; Francis C Williams, president

Excerpt; Pioneer Days and Later Times in Corning and Vicinity 1789-1920

From Scott Hansen:

A quick internet search reveals that Francis C. Williams was President of the Corning Board of Education of the Southside School District during some of the time Carder was also a member of the Board. The text comes from The History of Steuben County, New York, and its People.