Object Details
- Description
- Handmade holiday or Christmas ornament, Santa Claus figure, stands on skis, holds a walking stick or ski pole in left hand, carries a green sack on his back. Wears a red velour coat with green belt and white cotton trim, a red pointed velour cap with white trim, green and black cotton pants. His face is made of plaster, pink painted skin with white eyebrows, white wool beard, and blue dots over white for eyes. Hands are made of pink felt. Skis are soft wood or cardboard painted brown and covered partially with white mica/glitter. Bent wire hook attaches in back to a piece of thread tied around chest. No marks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Jones
- 1880-1940
- ID Number
- DL.298065.0195
- catalog number
- 298065.0195
- accession number
- 298065
- Object Name
- ornament, christmas tree
- Object Type
- ornaments
- Other Terms
- Ornament; Decorations
- Physical Description
- red (overall color)
- cloth (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- plaster (overall material)
- cardboard (overall material)
- wool (overall material)
- white (overall color)
- Measurements
- ornament: 1 3/4 in x 5 5/16 in x 5 11/16 in; 4.445 cm x 13.49375 cm x 14.44625 cm
- wood part, original ornament hook(?): 1 1/16 in x 1 13/16 in x 1 7/8 in; 2.69875 cm x 4.60375 cm x 4.7625 cm
- ornament hook: 1/8 in x 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in; .3175 cm x 1.5875 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made
- Japan
- Germany
- place used
- United States: District of Columbia, Washington
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Christmas
- Santa Claus
- Record ID
- nmah_310382
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-617c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
