Forest Finch Christmas Ornament

18010 Merck Family's Old World Christmas

Measures approximately 4 1/2"

Mouth blown, hand painted, glass Christmas ornament from Merck Family's Old World Christmas. Glass bird ornament with tail feathers, clip on style ornament. Feather are more purple than depicted in the photo. Body is a turquoise and purple with gold glitter details, breast is orange/gold.

Birds are symbols of happiness and joy, and so they are regarded as a necessity on the Christmas Tree. Glassblowers often kept wild birds during the winter months since the sound of the gas flame in the workshop prompted the birds to sing. Then when spring arrived, the birds returned to freedom.