christmas tree light
Object NameEight Socket Christmas Light Festoon Battery Set with Seven Bulbs
Made FromGlass, Paint, Wood, Metal, Electrical Wiring
Dateabout 1910
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueMold-blown, assembled
SizeOverall L: 300 cm; Average Bulb (b-h) H: 4.3 cm, Diam (max): 2.5 cm
Accession Number2013.4.5
Credit LineGift of Gena Bond in memory of Helen Windgate
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionEight Socket Christmas Light Festoon Battery Set with Seven Bulbs. Glass, paint, wood, metal, electrical wiring; mold-blown glass, assembled. Beige cloth-covered electrical wire festoon connecting 8 wooden sockets painted green and a wooden battery outfit with metal on/off switch. Wooden sockets contain 7 mold-blown glass bulbs with carbon filaments and metal screw-bases. Bulbs are colorless (b and c) and painted cobalt blue (d), light blue (e), ruby red (f and g), and turquoise (h).Provenance
Source
Gena Bond
- 1982-2013-03-13
Former Collection
Helen Windgate Family
- 1910-1982
Sylvania
