Museum Glass Collections in the United States
		Museums are listed in alphabetical order by State.
	Arkansas   Museum of Science & History - MacArther Park Little Rock, AR 72202 ~ (501)324-9231 Hours:  Mon-Sat 10-5 & Sun1-5 3,000 pressed, blown & cut pieces.  Over 2,00 pattern examples.  Contains what is believed to be the most complete and best planned collection of American pattern glass anywhere - about 1,800 patterns.  85% of the collection is in creamers from the Bob H. Batty Collection.
	California   Los Angeles County Museum of Art 5905 Wilshire Blvd ~ Los Angeles, CA  90036 ~ (213)857-6000 Hours:  Tue-Sat 9-4 & Sun 1-5 Consists of  1,000 pieces from China, Asia, Mediterranean, Western Europe & USA.  Also contains American pressed and blown pieces.  W. Randolph Hearst and the W. Dan Quattlebaum Collections of Lacy and non-Lacy glass from Sandwich, New England and Bakewell.   Historical Glass Museum Foundation 1157 Orange St ~ Redlands, CA 92373 ~ (909)798-0868 Hours: Only Sat & Sun Noon-4 Holds displays of American Glassware from the early 1800s to contemporary time.  Displays include, but not limited to, Heisey, Cambridge, Fenton, Fostoria, Sandwich, cut, earlt pressed patterns, art, and depression-era glassware.  Special displays include itesm from the estate of Liberace and a set of goblets showing the 13-step proces of blowing a goblet and placing an etching (the only known complete set known to exist). Admission is free. Email:  Barbara Shaeffer, President
	Connecticut   Wadsworth Athenaeum 600 Main St. ~Hartford, CT  06103 ~ (203)278-2670 Hours:  Mon-Fri 9-4 ~ Sat & Sun 1-4 2,000 pieces of glass from worldwide areas.  Gifts from J. Pierpoint Morgan, etc.  Fine enameled, engraved, Venetian, etc. glass.  Collection of Lacy glass and pattern glass from the Edith Olcott van Gerbig Collection.   Yale University Art Gallery 11 Chapel St. ~ New Haven, CT 06520 ~ (203)436-0574 Hours:  Tue-Sat 9-4 & Sun 1-5 2,600 Ancient, Islamic pieces, plus 18th and 19th century American free blown, pattern molded, cut and pressed glass.  Also Tiffany, Dorflinger, Steuben, Amelung (tumbler), Boston & Sandwich.   Lyman Allyn Museum 625 Williams St. ~ New London, CT 06320 ~ (203)443-2545 Hours:  Tue-Sat 9-4 & Sun 1-5 800 pieces - mostly New England glass
	Delaware   Winterthur Museum Winterthur, DE 19735 ~ 1-800-448-3883 Hours:  Mon-Sat 9-5 ~ [Tours by appt.] 1,200 US, English, Irish & European pieces.  Colonial American tableware, drinking vessels & lighting devices.  Also an extensive collection of Amelung, South Jersey, blown-three-mold, figured flasks, Steigel and European glass.
	Florida   Laymon Memorial Collection-American Glass Anne Pfeiffer Chapel ~ Florida Southern College ~ Lakeland, FL 33802 ~ (863)855-1302 Hours:  Tues-Sat 9-4 & Sun 1-5 500 American & European pieces - mostly American.   The Lannan Foundation 601 Lake Ave. ~ Lake Worth, FL 23460 Hours:  Contact museum before visit 600 American & European pieces - ancient and 20th century.   Pensacola Historical Museum 405 Sough Adams St. ~ Pensacola, FL 32501 ~ (805)443-5455 400 American & English pieces.  Viola Blount Collection:  Tiffany, Carder, Mt. Washington, Webb, Quezal, Lutz, Galle & Lalique   Lightner Museum St. Augustine, FL 32084 ~ (904)824-2874 500 pieces: mostly American, some French.  Art Glass, Tiffany, etc.  Founded by the editor of Hobbies who collected during the 30's and 40's.  Large collection of brilliant cut glass, compotes, salts and art glass.  Much is not on displat but can be made available on prior arrangement.   The Morse Gallery of Art 133 E. Welbourn Ave. ~ Winter Park, FL 32789 ~ (305)644-3686 450 American & European pieces.  Mid 19th to 20th century.  Tiffany, Galle, Steuben, Loetz, Quezal, etc.
	Illinois   The Art Institute of Chicago Michigan Ave at Adams St. ~ Chicago, IL 60603 ~ (312)443-3600 Hours:  Mon-Sat 10-5 & Sun 1-5 4,000 comprehensive pieces - Ancient to modern.  Holdings include a collection of cup plates and pressed milk glass.   Chicago Historical Society Clark St. at North Ave. ~ Chicago, IL 60614 ~ (312)642-4600 Hours:  Mon-Sat 10-5 & Sun 1-5 1,000 18th to 20th century pieces.  American & European.  Emphasis on glass used in the settlement of Chicago and the Midwest.   Illinois State Museum Spring & Edwards Streets ~ Springfield, IL 62706 ~ (217)782-7386 Hours:  Mon-Sat 10-5 & Sun 1-5 1,100 pieces - mostly American glass, paperweights, depression and pressed glass in the period room settings.
	Indiana   Greentown Glass Museum Greentown, IN 46936 ~ (317)628-7386 Hours:  Tue-Sat 9-4 & Sun 1-5 5,000 pieces of glass made by the Indiana Tumbler & Goblet Co. that produced unique forms and colors, including Chocolate Glass, Golden Agate (Holly Amber), Nile Green, etc.   Indianapolis Museum of Art 1200 W.38th St. ~ Indianapolis, IN 46208 ~ (317)923-1331 Contains several collections, including the Greentown Collection of Dr. Ruth Herrick, Lion Pattern, and Lacy glass.  The collection is not regularly on display.
	Iowa   Brunnier Gallery Iowa State University ~ Ames, IA 50011 ~ (515)294-3342 Hours:  Mon-Sat 9-5 400 engraved English & German glass, Art Nouveau, Biedermeier tumblers, etc.
	Kansas   Thomas County Museum 1525 W. 4th St. ~ Colby, KS 67701 ~ (913)462-6972 Hours:  Tue-Sat 9-4 & Sun 1-5 3,000 American and European pieces.  Artglass, Sandwich, Mt. Vernon, Stiegel-type, Galle, etc.   Spencer Museum of Art The University of Kansas ~ Lawrence, KS 66045 ~ (913)842-1646 Hours:  Tue-Sat 9-4 & Sun 1-5 1,000 American, European and Far East pieces.  Includes 19th century, American wineglasses and snuff bottles.
	Louisiana   New Orleans Museum of Art City Park ~ Le Long Ave. ~ New Orleans, LA 70179 ~ (504)488-2631 Hours:  Daily 10-4 or later 3,000 pieces - Ancient to Modern.  American, English European, Asian.  The Melvin P. Billups collection includes Amelung, Stiegel, South Jersey and Midwestern blown, three-mold and pattern-mold glass.  Also Art Nouveau to contemporary.   R.W. Norton Art Gallery 4747 Creswell Ave. ~ Shreveport, LA 71106 ~ (318)865-4201 1,250 American and European pieces.  Steuben and paperweights.  Much of the pressed glass collection represents three patterns:  Lion, Westward Ho! and U.S. Coin that are permanently displayed.  Also there is a collection of Steuben glass.
	Maine   The Jones Gallery of Glass & Ceramics East Baldwin, ME 04024 ~ (207)787-3370 Hours:  Mon-Sat 9-5 1,500 Glass/Ceramics, ancient to modern.  American, European & Asian.  N.E. Glass, Steuben, Carder, Tiffany, Webb, etc.  Presents various special programs throughout the year [Jun-Oct].   Portland Museum of Art 111 High St. ~ Portland, ME 04101 ~ (207)775-6148 1,000 American & European pieces - 18th century to present.  The majority of the glass is Portland glass from the collections of Marion P. Dana and Frank Swan.
	Maryland   Baltimore Museum of Art Art Museum Drive ~ Baltimore, MD 21218 ~ (410)396-7100 Hours:  Tue-Sat 9-4 & Sun 1-5 650 pieces - ancient to modern.  European, English, Irish and American.