Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, in the shape of a smiling monkey. Luster-silver, matte white painted eyes with black dots, magenta mouth with white tooth in the middle, orange hair, blue and white beanie cap with black brim turned on the side. Metal cap attached at top of cap, with bent metal loop and thin black string tied to the loop for hanging. No mark.
This ornament illustrates a character from "The Brownies", a series of publications by Canadian illustrator/author Palmer Cox (1840-1924). Published from the 1880s- early 1900s, Cox based the "Brownies" characters and stories on elements of English mythology and Scottish stories told to Cox by his grandmother. Aimed at children, "The Brownies" included illustrations with verse. The Kodak Brownie camera was named for the series.