Glass Christmas Ornament
Glass Christmas Ornament
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- Description
- Blown glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Finial-shaped, with ball on top, long, pointed ellipsoidal bottom. Silver under red overall, with white stripes on ball, a swirled white stripe down longer bottom. Metal cap with bent metal loop inserted to top. Cap is heavily rusted. 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
- red (overall color)
- metal (hanger material)
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in; 13.335 cm x 4.1275 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0261
- catalog number
- 298065.0261
- accession number
- 298065
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Jones
- subject
- Christmas
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- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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