ornament

Object NameBall with Spiked Ends Christmas Ornament

Made FromGlass, Silvering, Stain, Paint, Flocking, Glitter, Metal

Dateabout 1980-1989

Place MadeCentral Europe

Techniqueflameworked, molded, silvered, stained, painted, flocked

SizeOverall H: 28.3 cm, W: 7.3 cm, D: 7.6 cm

Accession Number2008.3.176

Credit LineGift of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; flameworked, molded, silvered and stained, painted; flocking; glitter; copper colored metal collar. Silver ball with spiked ends. The top spike is decorated with alternating stripes of color, red, green, purple, yellow and orange. The center ball has three equally distanced depressions decorated with red and yellow color, outlined in white flocking. Surrounding each depression is a design of gold glitter swirls and four white flocked ovals. The bottom spike is decorated with alternating green and red stripes.
Provenance

Source Collection of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson - 2009-03-09