A German Christmas at the Taft Museum of Art:
19th-Century Ornaments and Decorations November 25, 2005 - January 8, 2006
Christmas decorations
from Germany adorned the galleries of the Taft Museum of Art during
Christmas 2005. Traditional German feather trees, made of wire and goose
feathers dyed green, are trimmed with rare Victorian ornaments dating from
the 1870s.
Also on display are German toys, figures, and dolls.
Featured items include:
Antique Belsnickles (papier-mâché Santas)
Kugels (blown-glass ornaments with decorative tops)
Dresdens (embossed paper ornaments)
Free-blown, Victorian wire-wrapped ornaments.
Festive greenery also decked the halls of the house. The Dining Room table
was
set for the holidays using antique silver.
