Large Decorated Ball Christmas Ornament

Object Name: 
Large Decorated Ball Christmas Ornament

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Object Name: 
Large Decorated Ball Christmas Ornament
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
2008.3.178
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 17 cm, Diam (max): 10.2 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, silvered and stained, painted; glitter; metal collar. Very large, ornately decorated gold, red, green, white, light and dark blue ball. Red top with a band of green glitter squiggle, followed by a band of green with white dots a white stripe, a wide light gold band decorated with patterns of gold, red, green, light blue and dark blue outlined in gold glitter. This is followed by a white stripe, a band of green with white dots, a green glitter squiggle and a red bottom.
Provenance: 
Collection of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson, Source
2009-03-09
Inscription: 
POLAND POLAND
inscription
Stamped/pressed On top of metal collar