Hummingbird Christmas Ornament

Object Name: 
Hummingbird Christmas Ornament

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Object Name: 
Hummingbird Christmas Ornament
Place Made: 
possibly Central Europe
possibly Italy
Accession Number: 
2008.3.214
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4.1 cm, L: 6 cm, W: 4.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1990-1999
Credit Line: 
Gift of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; flameworked. Small colorless hummingbird suspended in flight.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Collection of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson, Source
2009-03-09