Glass Christmas Ornament
Glass Christmas Ornament
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- Description
- Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament. Onion-shaped, small point at bottom, with indents in all four sides. Silver with opaque gold finish, interiors of indents molded and painted pink, yellow, blue, and green. No cap at top, bent wire hook attached. Possibly paper maché is attached at the opening at the top. No mark. Poland began exporting similar indented ornaments in the mid-1930s.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Other Terms
- Ornament, Indented; Decorations
- date made
- 1890-1930
- place made
- Germany
- Poland
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- pink (overall color)
- white (overall color)
- glass (overall material)
- metal (hanger material)
- sphere, indented (ornament shape)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/4 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 in; 5.715 cm x 6.985 cm x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0415
- catalog number
- 298065.0415
- 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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