Ballerina Christmas Ornament

Object Name: 
Ballerina Christmas Ornament

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Object Name: 
Ballerina Christmas Ornament
Place Made: 
Italy
Accession Number: 
2008.3.192
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 16.8 cm, W: 5.4 cm, D: 3.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1980-1989
Credit Line: 
Gift of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; flameworked, painted; glitter, pipecleaner, netting; metal collar. Ballerina in white with silver glitter trim; wearing a white tutu and her hair in a bun on top of her head.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Collection of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson, Source
2009-03-09
Inscription: 
MADE ITALY
inscription
: 
Stamped/pressed On top of metal collar