Glass Christmas Ornament
Glass Christmas Ornament
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- Description
- Free-blown and molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Clear glass, painted magenta overall, balloon-shaped, smooth and rounded on top, narrows with ripples into small ball on bottom. No cap or hook attached. No mark.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Object Type
- ornaments
- Other Terms
- Ornament; Decorations
- date made
- 1870-1900
- place made
- Germany
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- blue (overall color)
- pink (overall color)
- glass (overall material)
- cone (ornament shape)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 11.1125 cm x 5.715 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0417
- catalog number
- 298065.0417
- 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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