Santa Claus Christmas Ornament
date: label: date made
content: 1870-1900
notes: label: Description
content: Molded metal holiday or Christmas ornament, possibly iron(?) in the shape of Santa Claus. Metal with paint. Figure wears a red jacket with white trim and belt, red “Santa” hat, red gloves and pants and black boots on skis. In each hand holds a ski pole and has a red pouch on back. Face is painted a peach flesh color with black eyes, red mouth, and white eyebrows, beard, and mustache. No marks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
label: place made
content: United States
label: place used
content: United States: District of Columbia, Washington
topic: label: Subject
content: Christmas
label: Subject
content: Santa Claus
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Jones
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: DL.298065.0194
label: catalog number
content: 298065.0194
label: accession number
content: 298065
objectType: label: Object Name
content: ornament, christmas tree
label: Object Type
content: ornaments
label: Other Terms
content: Ornament; Decorations
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/4 in x 2 15/16 in x 2 15/16 in; 4.445 cm x 7.46125 cm x 7.46125 cm