Holiday or Christmas ornament, four small blown glass balls and tinsel chenille formed into a quartrefoil shape. Balls all have an opening at top and bottom to allow wire to pass through. Balls are silvered glass, two with overcoat of gold and two with overcoat of magenta. No mark.
Date Made: 1870-1915
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: GermanyUnited StatesPlace Used: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Subject Association: Christmas
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Credit Line: Gift of Nancy M. and Robert R. Garvey, Jr.
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: 1993.0157.07Catalog Number: 1993.0157.07Accession Number: 1993.0157
Object Name: ornament, christmas treeOther Terms: Ornament; Decoration
Physical Description: glass (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 5 1/4 in x 4 5/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 13.335 cm x 11.7475 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-e2b5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1147349
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