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In the mid-1800s, German glassmaker Hans Greiner began manufacturing hand-blown glass “Christmas baubles” in the shape of the fruits and nuts that typically decorated Christmas trees at that time.
Blown glass baubles for sale in Tlalpujahua, Michoacán, Mexico.The town is known for its production of Christmas ornaments. [3] A fully decorated Christmas tree. The first decorated trees were adorned with apples, [4] white candy canes, and pastries in the shapes of stars, hearts and flowers.
A tree-topper or treetopper is a decorative ornament placed on the top (or "crown") of a Christmas tree or Chrismon tree. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Tree-toppers come in many forms, with the most common being a star (representing the Star of Bethlehem ) or an angel (representing the Angel Gabriel ), both from the Nativity .
The Makhota Atap Masjid finials are made of mixed concrete, and the Buah Buton are made of wood. [5] In Japanese architecture, chigi are finials that were used atop Shinto shrines in Ise and Izumo and the imperial palace. [6] In Java and Bali, a rooftop finial is known as mustaka or kemuncak. In Thailand finials feature on domestic and ...
Vintage cranberry glass bowl The beaker with lid made from Gold Ruby is attributed to Johann Kunckel. Cranberry glass or ' Gold Ruby ' glass is a red glass made by adding gold salts or colloidal gold to molten glass. Tin, in the form of stannous chloride, is sometimes added in tiny amounts as a reducing agent. The glass is used primarily in ...
A Christmas tree inside a home, with the top of the tree containing a decoration symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. [18]The Christmas tree was first used by German Lutherans in the 16th century, with records indicating that a Christmas tree was placed in the Cathedral of Strassburg in 1539, under the leadership of the Protestant Reformer, Martin Bucer.
Christmas tree decorated with lights, stars, and glass balls Glade jul by Viggo Johansen (1891), showing a Danish family's Christmas tree North American family decorating Christmas tree (c. 1970s) A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer , such as a spruce , pine or fir , associated with the celebration of Christmas ...
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