Trumpeter Swan Christmas Ornament

16049 Merck Family's Old World Christmas

Measures approximately 3 1/2" x 3"

Mouth blown, hand painted, glass Christmas ornament from Merck Family's Old World Christmas. Beautiful white swan ornament.

Wikipedia: The Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator, is the largest native North American bird, if measured in terms of weight and length, and is (on average) the largest living waterfowl species on earth. These birds feed while swimming, sometimes up-ending or dabbling to reach submerged food. The diet is almost entirely aquatic plants. In winter, they may also eat grasses and grains in fields. The young are fed on insects and small crustaceans along with plants at first, changing to a vegetation-based diet over the first few months.

Hang Tag Reads: Through the ages, swans have been seen as symbols of purity, grace and beauty, as well as loyalty, nobility, and courage. The loyalty and faithfulness of swans are both legendary and real - they mate with the same partner for their entire lives.