Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass

Explore over 300 years of American glass from its origins to the present day.

Daily Activities at Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass

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Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs

This activity is also supported by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs.

Highlights

Communal Drinking Vessel

Early 19th-century glass blowers made this drinking vessel after work for their own use.  

Lantern with Pressed Glass Panes

This lantern is a unique survival of lacy pressed glass in its original context.  

Presentation Champagne Glasses

Set made for Boston and Sandwich founder and proprietor, Deming Jarves, by his workers.  

Merry-Go-Round Tumblers

Hostess sets, popular in the 1950s, featured multi-colored or whimsical images.  

Plaque of Thomas Edison

Commemorative from the Light's Golden Jubilee Dinner for the opening of the Edison Institute in 1929.  

Segmented Form

Harvey Littleton shifted glass making from technical innovation to art.