Glass Christmas Ornament
date: label: date made
content: 1890-1940
notes: label: Description
content: Molded and free-blown glass holiday or Christmas ornament in the shape of a Dublin pipe. Curved handle that narrows towards end. Round, decorative cap is molded with several bands of decorative motifs: a band of petals, S curls, and beading. Matte pale gold, with the molded cap painted yellow-gold, white, and pink. Metal cap is attached to top of molded cap, with bent metal loop and white and pink cotton strings attached for hanging. No mark. Molds of this form were used prior to 1940.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
label: place used
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
topic: label: subject association
content: Christmas
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content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
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content: Domestic Furnishings
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Nancy M. and Robert R. Garvey, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1993.0157.12
label: catalog number
content: 1993.0157.12
label: accession number
content: 1993.0157
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ornament, christmas tree
label: Other Terms
content: Ornament; Decoration
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (hanger material)
label: Physical Description
content: cotton string (hanger material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/8 in x 4 5/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 11.7475 cm x 4.7625 cm