ornament
Object NameChristmas Ornament
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1880-1910
Place Madeprobably Germany
Accession Number63.3.63-7
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, pink, blue non-lead glass; lampworked, assembled. Hollow, mold-blown, in the form of a ball ornament above a bell; silvered within; the stem with metal cap and thin sheet metal strap hanger; the ball with molded facets in a band on the top and bottom, painted bright yellow; the sides with a band of circles with molded stylized flowers, painted yellow or bright pink, with matte white bands and stylized foliage; concave within; wire loop and clapper, with colorless bead at the end.Provenance
Source
Rhena L. Heinz
- 1963
1845-1950
perhaps 300-499
50 BCE-25 CE
