Mother Goose Christmas Ornament

10171 Merck Family's Old World Christmas

*New for 2009*

Measures approximately 4 3/4", made of mouth blown, hand painted glass.

Mother Goose reading her beloved nursery rhymes, white goose wearing a green bonnet with a bow standing beside her.

In mid 17th century France, a mythical Mother Goose was widely acknowledged by peasants and nobility alike as a "fairy birdmother" who told charming tales to children. First published in American in 1787, Mother Goose nursery rhymes and tales are a very real part of our literary tradition.