** NEWARK MUSEUM’S ANCIENT GLASS COLLECTION

The Newark Museum, established as the largest New Jersey museum, invites you to enjoy unforgettable experiences in the arts and natural sciences.  Take an inspirational journey through 80 galleries of world-class collections including American, Asian, African and Classical. Part of the Museum is the Ballantine House, a Victorian mansion built in 1885. The Eugene Schaefer collection of ancient glass installation is comprised of over 125 pieces of ancient glass from 1500 BC Egypt through Greece, Roman and the Islamic cultures through 1200 AD. Also included are three pictures of American glass from the Ballantine House. Click on the following pictures to enlarge them.

Early American glass mug

Early American Wistar green glass sugar bowl

Early American South Jersey glass pitcher