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Turtle Christmas Ornament

Turtle Christmas Ornament

 
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Object Name: 
Turtle Christmas Ornament
Department
Modern
Place Made: 
Central Europe
Date: 
about 1990-1999
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 7.5 cm, L: 12.7 cm W: 7.4 cm
Accession Number: 
2008.3.199
Credit Line: 
Gift of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless glass; flameworked, silvered and stained, painted; glitter. Large blue turtle with intricate pattern on his shell outlined in silver glitter with a bright yellow-green underbelly.
Provenance
Collection of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson, Source to 2009-03-09

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