Dunbar Historical Society
History, Art, Heritage
Visit The Pascal Annex
See The Largest Piece Of Carved Glass In The World
Pascal, who wanted to carve glass with hammer and chisel, finally found the glass she could carve. It was in the closed PA Wire Glass Company in Dunbar, Pennsylvania. She came to town around 1961 and found a floor covered with huge pieces of glass.
She also found a 4000-pound piece of solid glass left in the furnace inside the plant. Purchasing all the glass, she was able to accomplish her life’s dream of carving glass.
In addition to being a glass sculptor, Pascal was a painter and steel sculptor.
Her greatest achievement though, was her 2,800-pound "Seated Torso." The Seated Torso is 7 feet tall and 2-1/2 tons. Sold in 1994, to John Kluge, for 3 million dollars. It was the center of a fountain at his carriage house in Charlottesville, Virginia. When he died in 2010, the new owners donated the "Seated Torso" to the Dunbar Historical Society. An annex had to be added due to the size and weight of the piece. It is now back home in Dunbar...30 years after it left the glass plant. From the industrial to the cultural, Dunbar folks are thrilled to have it back home.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office Phone: 724-277-8800
Email: dhs@zoominternet.net
Secretary's Email: myers@zoominternet.net
Secretary's Phone: 724-277-8448
Address: 42 Bridge St., Dunbar, PA 15431
Business Hours:
Friday 10 am to 2 pm
Saturday 10 am to 12 noon
Other Times - Please contact us for an appointment