Quechee, VT
The tour allows guests to watch Simon Pearce glassblowers in action from a level that is separated by a safety rail. It places visitors in the context of a craft that has evolved over four millennia, from early bead-making in Western Asia to the development of glassblowing in the Roman Empire. The experience includes a brief historical overview of how glass vessels emerged in the late 15th and 16th centuries B.C. and how blowing techniques expanded the range of shapes that could be produced.