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News Release
Office of News and Information
Johns Hopkins University
3003 N. Charles Street, Suite 100
Baltimore, Maryland 21218-3843
Phone: (410) 516-7160 Fax (410) 516-5251
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February 4, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Judith Proffitt or
Catherine Rogers Arthur
homewood@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
410-516-5589
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Glass Discovery Day at Homewood House
Museum
Experts from Alex Cooper Auctioneers will be available to
help people discover
the age and value of their collectable glassware during
Discovery Day at the
Homewood House Museum
from 10 a.m.
to noon on Friday, March 3, at the museum, located on the campus
of the Johns
Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street in Baltimore.
Participants will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one
with a glass expert for
an evaluation of their glass object. Included in the $10 charge
for each item evaluated is
admission to Homewood House Museum's exhibition, Bubble to
Bottle, Pontil to
Prism: Early Glass in Maryland. Box lunches are available by
calling in advance.
Bubble to Bottle, Pontil to Prism: Early Glass in
Maryland, 1785 1835
celebrates glass made and used in Maryland's Federal Period with
examples from
Homewood House, seldom-seen private collections and major
museums. The exhibit
highlights glass, both imported and locally made, known to have
belonged to early
Marylanders. Glass in the region was produced in Frederick
County, Md., at the
Amelung Glass Works and later at the Baltimore Glass Works at the
foot of Federal
Hill. Wonderful examples of utilitarian and decorative tableware
are on display including
an harmonicon, a Baltimore-made musical instrument.
Homewood House Museum is located on the campus of the Johns
Hopkins
University. For reservations or information, call
410-516-5589.
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