Clown Christmas Ornament
Clown Christmas Ornament
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- Description
- Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament in the shape of a male clown. Opalescent ground, opaque silver face and collar, red lips, and blue eyes, silver cap and green painted costume that reads “My Darling” in cursive on his belly. His cap has a metal loop at the top that would have attached a metal wire hook. No mark. This ornament mold was used prior to 1940.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Object Type
- ornaments
- Other Terms
- Ornament; Decorations
- date made
- 1880-1940
- place made
- Germany
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- green (overall color)
- silver (overall color)
- glass (overall material)
- metal (hanger material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 5/16 in x 1 3/4 in x 4 in; 3.33375 cm x 4.445 cm x 10.16 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0189
- catalog number
- 298065.0189
- accession number
- 298065
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Jones
- subject
- Christmas
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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