Car Christmas Ornament

Description:

Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament in the shape of a car. Silvered ground, painted red roof and hood, blue-green sides. Metal cap at top front of roof has bent wire hook attached to a curled wire at top of roof. Cap is stamped: "GERMANY". This mold was used prior to 1940.

Date Made: 1920-1940

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: GermanyPlace Used: United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Subject: Christmas

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life

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Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Jones

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.298065.0186Catalog Number: 298065.0186Accession Number: 298065

Object Name: ornament, christmas treeObject Type: ornamentsOther Terms: Ornament; Decorations

Physical Description: blue (overall color)red (overall color)silver (overall color)glass (overall material)metal (hanger material)Measurements: overall: 2 7/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 7.3025 cm x 6.6675 cm x 4.1275 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-0700-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_310453

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