Partridge in a Pear Tree Etched Glass Ornament
This flat beveled glass ornament is etched with a partridge in a pear tree, the first gift on the first day of Christmas in the 18th century carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. The 12 days of Christmas were a series of religious feast days and celebrations that took place in medieval and Tudor England, starting on Christmas Day and ending on January 5. Partridge was a game bird that was commonly eaten at medieval feasts, along with pears cooked in wine and spices. Medieval bestiaries often associated partridges with mysterious powers, and medieval medical practitioners recommended partridge as a food of love. Images of birds in fruit trees were often used as backgrounds for scenes of lovers in medieval manuscripts.
Each ornament comes with a hunter green ribbon for hanging and arrives in a gift box.
Each ornament is individually sandcarved in our studio, using compressed air and abrasive to actually carve away the glass for a stunning three-dimensional image that you can actually feel with your fingertip (you can read more about the sandcarving process on our “About” page). As with all handcrafted items, you can expect slight variations in the ornament you receive, making it truly one of a kind.
This flat beveled glass ornament is etched with a partridge in a pear tree, the first gift on the first day of Christmas in the 18th century carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. The 12 days of Christmas were a series of religious feast days and celebrations that took place in medieval and Tudor England, starting on Christmas Day and ending on January 5. Partridge was a game bird that was commonly eaten at medieval feasts, along with pears cooked in wine and spices. Medieval bestiaries often associated partridges with mysterious powers, and medieval medical practitioners recommended partridge as a food of love. Images of birds in fruit trees were often used as backgrounds for scenes of lovers in medieval manuscripts.
Each ornament comes with a hunter green ribbon for hanging and arrives in a gift box.
Each ornament is individually sandcarved in our studio, using compressed air and abrasive to actually carve away the glass for a stunning three-dimensional image that you can actually feel with your fingertip (you can read more about the sandcarving process on our “About” page). As with all handcrafted items, you can expect slight variations in the ornament you receive, making it truly one of a kind.
This flat beveled glass ornament is etched with a partridge in a pear tree, the first gift on the first day of Christmas in the 18th century carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. The 12 days of Christmas were a series of religious feast days and celebrations that took place in medieval and Tudor England, starting on Christmas Day and ending on January 5. Partridge was a game bird that was commonly eaten at medieval feasts, along with pears cooked in wine and spices. Medieval bestiaries often associated partridges with mysterious powers, and medieval medical practitioners recommended partridge as a food of love. Images of birds in fruit trees were often used as backgrounds for scenes of lovers in medieval manuscripts.
Each ornament comes with a hunter green ribbon for hanging and arrives in a gift box.
Each ornament is individually sandcarved in our studio, using compressed air and abrasive to actually carve away the glass for a stunning three-dimensional image that you can actually feel with your fingertip (you can read more about the sandcarving process on our “About” page). As with all handcrafted items, you can expect slight variations in the ornament you receive, making it truly one of a kind.
