A Ground Mouth

Michael Krumme of Los Angles adds to thoughts about a water lamp for:

Regarding the water lamp —

Perhaps I suffer from a lack of imagination, but I can’t picture a double-handled bottle with 4 feet as a decanter. It just seems impractical and not very graceful.

Could it be that the ground portion on the inside of the neck was intended to give a rubber or cork stopper a little more gripping ability than smooth glass would have?

I must confess that I have seen water lamps by other glassmakers (Fry comes to mind), and none of those had a ground mouth. So perhaps I’m “mousselene” my way into a discussion that I don’t belong in.

Honoring the late David Whitehouse

A Life In Archaeology and Glass: Honoring David Whitehouse (1941-2013)
A symposium in memory of David Whitehouse March 13,15, 2014

This symposium honors the life and work of our former executive director and friend David Whitehouse and celebrates his scholarship in glass, ceramics, and archaeology.

The program begins with a free, public keynote lecture at 6 pm by Paul Roberts, senior curator, head of the Roman Collections, Greek and Roman Department at The British Museum. Roberts will speak on themes related to his 2013 British Museum exhibition Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum.

The next two days will be filled with lectures, reminiscences, and time with many of David’s colleagues and friends. Preliminary program includes these speakers and demonstrators:

Simon Cottle, departmental director of continental ceramics and glass, Bonhams, London
Ian Freestone, professor of archaeological materials and technology, University of London
Yael Gorin-Rosen, head of the glass department, Israel Antiquities Authority
William Gudenrath, historian and artist, Corning Museum of Glass
Stephen Koob, chief conservator, Corning Museum of Glass
Rosa Barovier Mentasti, independent scholar
Lisa Pilosi, conservator, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jenny Price, Professor Emeritus, Durham University
Susan Rossi-Wilcox, independent scholar
Amy Schwartz, director of The Studio and education, Corning Museum of Glass
St. John Simpson, assistant keeper, department of the Middle East, The British Museum
Lino Tagliapietra, glass artist
Astrid van Giffen, assistant conservator, Corning Museum of Glass
Rachel Ward, independent scholar
Karol Wight, executive director and curator of ancient and Islamic glass, Corning Museum of Glass
Mark Wypyski, materials scientist, Metropolitan Museum of Art

The program will begin on Thursday at 6 pm and conclude with a dinner Saturday evening. All activities will take place at The Corning Museum of Glass.

Cost to attend is $150. Please RSVP to Tina Snow at 438.5269 or SnowTS@cmog.org.