ornament

Object NameChristmas Ornament

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1880-1910

Place Madeprobably Germany

Accession Number63.3.63-4

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, pink, blue non-lead glass; lampworked, assembled. Hollow pear; mold-blown; flocked yellow and pink coating; stamped green paper leaf wired onto the stem end; the stem end attached to a conical spring, which is fastened to a two-part spring clip with ribbed, shell-shaped pincers and ornamental multi-lobed ends; two-sided candleholder with lobed sides mounted on one pincer; the ornament to have the pincers grasp the tree branch, a candle to be mounted on top, with the pear hanging naturalistically at the bottom.
Provenance

Source Rhena L. Heinz - 1963