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Photograph, Engineers pouring molten glass onto a stainless-steel tabletop to cool so it can be cut into pieces for testing

This is a Photograph. It was photographed by Christopher Payne and subject: Corning Glass Works.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Christopher Payne as part of Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne.

It is dated 2020. Its medium is digital pigment print. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 76.2 × 61 cm (30 × 24 in.) H x W (framed dimensions): 81.3 × 66 cm (32 × 26 in.)

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

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