Glass Christmas Ornament

Description:

Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Glass ball, mirrored red ground painted with simple white leaf motif in center front. Metal cap with thin bent metal loop attached, no hook. No mark.

Date Made: 1900-1950

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: GermanyUnited StatesPlace 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: 2014.0004.026Accession Number: 298065Catalog Number: 2014.0004.026Accession Number: 2014.0004

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

Physical Description: red (overall color)white (overall color)glass (overall material)sphere (ornament shape)metal (hanger material)Measurements: overall: 1 7/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 4.7625 cm x 3.4925 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-0a5e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_310594

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