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Object NameChristmas Ornament
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1880-1910
Place Madeprobably Germany
Accession Number63.3.63-53
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glittering Traditions: Glass Holiday Ornaments from the Study Collection
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, pink, blue non-lead glass; lampworked, assembled. Flat arrangement of hollow elements, suggesting the outline of a house; amber indented bead at top, above a triangular form with vertical bar, formed of silvered, multi-knopped, ribbed tubes; the vertical bar with smaller silvered beads and another indented amber bead; a square section underneath the triangle, the sides formed of silvered, paneled tubes with repeated baluster knops alternating with ribbed ball knops; a multi-knopped silvered tube at the bottom; blue ring tied within; with vertical string of silvered hollow balls and a larger ribbed, silvered, red-enameled ball in the center; the assembly wired together, and with pink thread.Provenance
Source
Rhena L. Heinz
- 1963
