Glass Christmas Ornament
Glass Christmas Ornament
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- Description
- Free-blown glass holiday or Christmas ornament, long finial shape, swirled center, with small ball at bottom. Opalescent glass with alternating center sections painted red, and white line design painted on top and bottom. Metal cap with thin metal loop and bent wire hook attached. No mark.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Object Type
- ornaments
- Other Terms
- Ornament; Decorations
- date made
- 1880-1900
- place made
- Germany
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- pink (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- silver (overall color)
- glass (overall material)
- metal (hanger material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 8.89 cm x 2.8575 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0378
- catalog number
- 298065.0378
- 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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