Glass Christmas Ornament
Glass Christmas Ornament
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- Description
- Molded glass holiday or Christmas ornament, geometric shape, faceted sides, with some facets horizontally ribbed, and some sides with diamond design. Thin bent wire hook attached. Opening on top and bottom would allow a hook to travel through the ornament body, and have multiple ornaments hooked one on top of the other in a chain. This style of hook and ornament was designed and produced by the SHINY BRITE Company after WWII, and was discontinued in 1960. No mark.
- Maker is possibly SHINY BRITE Company.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Other Terms
- Ornament, Embossed; Decorations
- date made
- 1945-1960
- place made
- United States: New Jersey
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- silver (overall color)
- glass (overall material)
- metal (hanger material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/4 in x 1 in; 5.715 cm x 2.54 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0181
- catalog number
- 298065.0181
- 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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