Fish Christmas Ornament
Fish Christmas Ornament
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- Description
- Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament in the shape of a fish. Opalescent ground, painted bright pink body, blue eyes, lips, and fins, with molded scales. Metal cap attached at tail, with bent metal wire hook attached to a curled metal wire that protrudes from the fish’s tail. No mark. This ornament mold was used prior to 1940, but then reused since then, making it difficult to date.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Object Type
- ornaments
- Other Terms
- Ornament; Decorations
- date made
- 1880-1960
- place made
- Germany
- Czechoslovakia
- Austria
- Japan
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- blue (overall color)
- pink (overall color)
- glass (overall material)
- metal (hanger material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/16 in x 4 1/4 in x 4 5/16 in; 2.69875 cm x 10.795 cm x 10.95375 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0184
- catalog number
- 298065.0184
- 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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