Songbird Christmas Ornament
Songbird Christmas Ornament
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- Description
- Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, silvered ground, painted. In the shape of a songbird. Silver body with black beak, eyes, and tail, red-tipped molded wings. Legs are metal coils that attach to a metal clip. White spun glass (angel hair) tail. No marks.These molds were used prior to 1940, and then reused later, making dating this ornament difficult.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Object Type
- ornaments
- Other Terms
- Ornament; Decorations
- date made
- 1880-1960
- place made
- Germany
- Asturia
- Czechoslovakia
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- silver (overall color)
- glass (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- red (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 in x 5 1/4 in x 2 1/16 in; 2.54 cm x 13.335 cm x 5.23875 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0176
- catalog number
- 298065.0176
- 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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