Handmade Christmas Ornament
Handmade Christmas Ornament
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- Description
- Handmade holiday or Christmas ornament/candy container. Cardboard, in shape of sphere, opens to become two identically-sized halves. Exterior has paper scene papier-machéd on front and back, perhaps cut from book or magazine, of a Santa figure carrying a bag of presents walking in front of a house, an angel and a squirrel stand next to him. The same image is on both sides. Silver glitter surrounds the seam; interior is lined in matte paper, white ground with printed floral pattern. Paper lace lines the interior opening of one side. Gold thread in a loop serves as hook. No mark.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Object Type
- ornaments
- Other Terms
- Ornament; Decorations
- date made
- 1870-1910
- place made
- Germany
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- Physical Description
- cardboard (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- glitter (overall material)
- multi (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/2 in; 6.35 cm
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0385
- catalog number
- 298065.0385
- accession number
- 298065
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Jones
- subject
- Christmas
- Santa Claus
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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