Pheasant

18020

6 1/2"

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

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 returend to freedom.