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ornament
ornament

ornament

Object NameChristmas Ornament
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1880-1910
Place Madeprobably Germany
Accession Number63.3.63-11
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, pink, blue non-lead glass; lampworked, assembled. Hollow, handled bell shape; double-walled, silvered within; stem with metal cap and thin metal strap hanger; the handle of baluster shape, with flattened ball knop at the base; flared bell at the end, painted bright magenta; concave interior of bell; wire loop and wire clapper, with colorless glass bead at the end.
Provenance
Source Rhena L. Heinz - 1963
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