Glass Christmas Ornament
Glass Christmas Ornament
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- Description
- Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament or Kugel. Ball, thick glass mirrored silver. Embossed metal cap with circular hoop and bent wire hook attached at top. Marked with a red and white $1.00 price tag sticker. No mark.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Object Type
- ornaments
- Other Terms
- Ornament; Decorations
- date made
- 1850-1880
- place made
- Germany
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- silver (overall color)
- glass (overall material)
- metal (hanger meterial)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 3/4 in x 2 1/8 in; 6.985 cm x 5.3975 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0464
- catalog number
- 298065.0464
- 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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