Object Details
- Description
- Holiday or Christmas ornament, tinsel/garland, silver and red, with molded glass ball attached to one end. Ball is small, mirrored silver, with an opening at top and bottom to allow wire to pass through body, attached to tinsel with thin metal wire. Thin wire at opposite end for hanging. No mark.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1890-1920
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Edith R. Meggers
- Physical Description
- gold (overall color)
- red (overall color)
- silver (overall color)
- glass (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 3/4 in x 12 1/4 in x 2 in; 4.445 cm x 31.115 cm x 5.08 cm
- Object Name
- tinsel
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