Holiday or Christmas ornament, piece of garland attached to a molded glass ball. Ball is unsilvered, transparent, olive-brown, with metal cap attached at top, bent metal loop and bent metal hook attached. The garland is is comprised of alternating molded glass ball beads, brown, and olive green transparant molded glass beads with a molded cross on each side. Connected with with white cotton string. No mark, possibly made in Japan or Czechoslovakia based on design.
Date Made: 1890-1940
Location: Currently not on view
Place Made: JapanCzechoslovakiaPlace Used: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Subject: Christmas
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Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Jones
Data Source: National Museum of American History
Id Number: DL.298065.0429Catalog Number: 298065.0429Accession Number: 298065
Object Name: garland, part of
Physical Description: glass (overall material)cotton string (component material)metal (hanger material)Measurements: overall: 1 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in x 5 1/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 3.4925 cm x 13.0175 cm
Metadata Usage: CC0
Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-eee6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Record Id: nmah_1452008
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