Bird's Next Christmas Ornament
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Object Details
- Description
- Holiday or Christmas ornament, in the shape of a bird's nest and bird. Molded glass ornament, cauldron-shaped, frosted white glass, wrapped in and framed with crinkle wire and topped with three eggs, one pink, one yellow, one red. Eggs are possibly felted or cotton. Separate piece of crinkle wire has two additional eggs, one pink and one red, attached, with small white and pink bird attached as well. Perhaps originally the bird and eggs were on the ornament with the other eggs. No mark.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Nancy M. and Robert R. Garvey, Jr.
- 1880-1910
- ID Number
- 1993.0157.05
- catalog number
- 1993.0157.05
- accession number
- 1993.0157
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Other Terms
- Ornament; Decoration
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 in x 4 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 11.1125 cm x 5.715 cm
- place made
- Germany
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- National Museum of American History
- subject association
- Christmas
- Record ID
- nmah_1147347
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-df70-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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