Striped Top Christmas Ornament

Object Name: 
Striped Top Christmas Ornament

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Object Name: 
Striped Top Christmas Ornament
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning (glass)
United States, NY, New York City (decoration)
Accession Number: 
2008.4.164
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 8.2 cm, Diam (max): 5.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1950-1959
Credit Line: 
Gift of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; machine-made, silvered and stained, painted; metal collar. Top with indented center. Decorated green, white stripe, orange, white stripe and pink with silver tip.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Collection of Roland Henry Peterson and Mary Nelson Peterson, Source
2009-03-09
Inscription: 
SHINY BRITE MADE IN U.S.A.
signature
: 
Stamped/pressed On top of collar

Publications (1)

Midcentury Christmas: Holiday Fads, Fancies, and Fun From 1945 to 1970 (2016) illustrated, p. 72; BIB# 166669