Object Details
- Description
- Molded glass ball, thick plied blue cord inserted and knotted into opening on top for hanger, two metal bent wire hooks attached to cord. Likely manufactured to be used as a glass target ball for practice shooting, and then at some point the cord and hooks were added so that it could be used as a Christmas tree ornament, as with DL*298065.0280, a similar (marked) ornament. No mark.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1870-1920
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Jones
- Physical Description
- cord (hanger material)
- glass (overall material)
- metal (hanger material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/2 in x 2 3/8 in; 6.35 cm x 6.0325 cm
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Other Terms
- Ornaments, String of; Decorations
