Name/Title
Chenille Pipe Cleaner Santa Claus with Clay Face Ornament, 1930sEntry/Object ID
2025.31.10Description
Acc. No. 25.31.10
Subject Category: Christmas, Seasonal
Date or Period: 1930s
Object: Christmas Ornament
Description: An ornament made of red, white, and green chenille pipe cleaners to form a body and hair of a Santa Claus figure holding a small Christmas tree, with a flat painted clay face. Moustaches and beard appear to be made of white cotton. The red pipecleaner forms a loop above the head, with a small gold-colored thread (now broken) for hanging.
Size: 3.25 in x 1.6 in
History of Object: Object acquired from an unknown donor, but part of a collection of ornaments, used in seasonal decoration of a tree.
These type of figures were
Donor: unknown
Donation Date: unknown, pre 2019
Catalog Date: 2/9/2025
