The DCMA Corn Flower Collection
The DCMA holds the largest public collection of Corn Flower glassware, with approximately 750 coloured and clear glass pieces. The Dufferin County Museum is home to the family and business archives of W.J. Hughes & Sons Corn Flower Limited, including several one-of-a-kind glassware pieces created by W.J. Hughes for family members and friends. Museum staff, with the assistance of the Canadian Depression Glass Association and Pete Kayser, former company president, are in the process of identifying the many glass blanks on which Corn Flower was cut. Some reference materials, including photographs, are available for researchers' use. The Museum gift shop offers a selection of W.J. Hughes & Sons Corn Flower Limited glassware for sale, on consignment. New donations of Corn Flower to the DCMA collection are always
welcome.
Glass Cutting Machine
from the Corn Flower
DCMA Curator, Wayne Townsend's book, Corn Flower: Creatively Canadian is available for purchase in the Museum's gift shop. This richly illustrated book outlines the story of W.J. "Jack" Hughes, creator of the nationally known "Corn Flower" pattern, who was also born and raised right here in Dufferin County! $34.95 + GST.
Krista Taylor's
Canadian
Identification & Price Guide to W.J. Hughes Corn Flower Glass
Both publications are
available to purchase in the DCMA gift shop,
*The Corn Flower label and the words Corn Flower are the registered trademarks of W.J. Hughes & Sons Corn Flower Limited, used by the Dufferin County Museum and Archives under licence.
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