Glass Christmas Garland
Glass Christmas Garland
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- Description
- Holiday or Christmas decoration, garland, comprised of blown glass balls and ellipsoidal shapes. Mirrored silver, some painted solid magenta, some left silver, some possibly painted yellow-gold, some painted magenta with white polka dots. Connected with a white cotton string, with bent metal crinkle wire attached at both ends for hanging. No mark.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- garland
- Other Terms
- Ornaments, String of; Decorations
- date made
- 1890-1930
- place made
- Germany
- Japan
- Czechoslovakia
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- metal (hanger material)
- cotton string (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/8 in x 29 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 2.8575 cm x 74.295 cm x 3.175 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0446
- catalog number
- 298065.0446
- accession number
- 298065
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Jones
- subject
- Christmas
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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