Ornament, Christmas Tree

Art

Broomfield History Collections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

E2016.23.12

Description

Glass Christmas tree ornament with an ellipsoidal shape, pointed at top and bottom, and one indent. The ornament is silver with a red-brown garnet-colored finish. The indent is silver and has a red-brown dot in the center and pink stripes on the sides. The ball has a scalloped pattern of glue that may have been covered in glitter/mica at one time. Metal cap attached with bent metal loop inserted for hanging. Metal cap has text, "Poland." Poland began exporting silver indented ornaments in the mid-1930s. The ornament measures 2" (dia) x 6" (circ).

Collection

Education Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1930 - 1940

Place

Location

Poland

Notes

Date: 1935 circa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ornament, Christmas Tree

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ornament, Holiday

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Decoration, Holiday

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Holiday Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Christmas decorations

Search Terms

Christmas

Parts

Count

Provenance

Notes

11/12/2016-Purchased by museum volunteer Kim DeRosa at the Brass Armadillo Antique Market for Christmas tree exhibit.