Partridge Christmas Ornament

16012 Merck Family Old World Christmas

Measures approximately 2 3/4"

Made of mouth blown, hand painted glass. Quail ornament shown front and back.

In the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," the partridge in a pear tree symbolizes Christ. Years ago, the song served as a secret means of teaching English Catholics the basics of their faith, which was outlawed at the time. This carol has lost much of its old connotations and is now a merry standard of the holiday season.