Name/Title
Perkins House Warren, OhioEntry/Object ID
2015.4.52Description
Milky white glass bulb with gold lettering and artwork. The front of the bulb shows an image of the Perkins House in Warren, Ohio. The image is in gold and is silk screened. The back of the bulb reads "Warren, Ohio Bicentennial Celebration 1799-1999 Perkins House" in gold with gold scrollwork surrounding the text. The ornament has a gold crown hanging loop with a gold cord attached.
The bulb is in a white box, with tissue paper inside. The lid of the box has the same gold lettering and scrollwork, and reads "Warren, Ohio Bicentennial Celebration 1799-1999 Perkins House second in a series." The bottom of the box is plain and has indentations to enable folding the box flat. Side A of the box is plain white, with a gift tag sticker in the upper left corner. The sticker has a color image of a red cardinal on a green and red holly berry and leaf background and reads "To: Trish From: Jerry & Mary Lee. The other four sides of the box are plain white.
There is a small insert sheet inside the box. The front of the insert sheet has the same scrollwork and text as the box lid, in gold. The inside of the insert has a blank white on the back of the cover, and the next page reads as follows: "Perkins House This ornate Victorian/Italianate house was constructed in 1871. It was the home of Henry Bishop Perkins, Sr., a civic, business and political leader of the Western Reserve. During the 19th and early 20th century, political figures such as ulysses S. Grant, James A. Garfield, Riutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley were visitors to this house. It has served as Warren's City Hall since 1931. This ornament was created in celebration of Warren's Bicentennial, 1799-1999." The back of the insert reads as follows: "Made exclusively for Governor Galleries Cortland, Ohio 330-638-8425" in black lettering.Collection
ScarmuzziAcquisition
Accession
2015.4.0Source or Donor
Patricia A. ScarmuzziAcquisition Method
Gift