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Object NameChristmas Ornaments in Original Box
Manufacturer Corning Inc.
Made FromGlass, Metal, Cardboard
Date1940-1950
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueMachine-made
SizeOverall H (a,b, each): 7.8 cm, Diam: 3.8 cm, H (c, j, each): 6.5 cm, Diam: 4.5 cm, H (d-i, k-l, each): 6.5 cm, Diam: 5 cm; H (box): 5.5 cm, W: 20.7 cm, D: 16 cm
Accession Number2010.4.1565
On ViewCrystal City Gallery
Physical DescriptionCorning Christmas Ornaments in Original Box. Colorless glass; applied mirrored color, cardboard; machine-made. Box of 12 Christmas Ornaments - 2 blue pinecone shaped bulb (ab), 1 blue and 1 red top shaped bulb (c,j), 1 plain blue (d) and 4 plain red (h,i,k,l) circular bulbs, 2 blue and 1 red circular bulbs with two yellow and two light blue stripes each (e,f,g). In original box with lid (m,n).
Provenance
Source Dianne Williams - 2010-12-31
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