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Our red inge glass ornaments are 2 inches in diameter, around the bottom and 3 inches long, including the star crown. The inge glass ornaments are in the shape of a red Santa hat, with a red, glitter cuff. The inge glass ornaments also have a red, glitter pompom and gold glitter highlights. The inge glass ornaments hang from the gold star crown.
Caring for your German glass inge ornaments.
To care for and protect your glas inge ornaments for years to come, please be mindful of the following suggestions. Wrap your german ornaments individually in acid free tissue paper and pack your inge ornaments securely in a sturdy shallow box, making sure not to place too many layers in a single box. One layer is ideal. The box should be very sturdy and made of paper. Plastic bubble wrap and or plastic storage containers do not allow the German glass ornaments to have proper ventilation. Particularly if the made in Germany glass ornament is stored in a warm place like an attic or in a humid place like a basement. Also be sure to take care to store your items in a safe, dry place away from water, sun or fluorescent lights and other outside elements. We hope you enjoy your hand blown glass ornaments that are made in Germany.
“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” Poem History.
Clement Clarke Moore, a professor of Greek and Oriental Literature at the Episcopal General Theological Seminary in New York City, wrote “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” also called “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” for his son Robert in 1822. Robert liked to ride his pony, Lightening, in the woods and one day, he and his pony took a spill. Since his pony had broken 2 legs, they shot it. Robert loved his pony so much, so he did not try to get well, and each day he called pitifully for Lightening. His father had been working on a dictionary before the accident and thought if only he could write a Christmas story that would interest his son. He had written many books for college students, but never a children’s book. He finished writing “Twas the Night Before Christmas” on Christmas eve. As he started to read, a few lines at a time, Robert responded with a tiny smile and by the time he was through reading the Christmas poem, he said, “Read it again.” Again his father read the story of a visit from St. Nicholas. This time when Moore finished reading the holiday poem, Robert asked if their tree was up. When his father said it was, Robert asked to see it. Moore’s holiday poem is now a classic American Christmas story. Despite the reason he wrote it, Moore was a private person and was embarrassed by the popularity of his Christmas poem. The Sentinel, the Troy, New York newspaper, published “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” in 1823, but Moore did not acknowledge writing the Christmas story until 1837 when he published the holiday poem in a book under his name. In 1863, the cartoonist Thomas Nast created images of the Christmas story. We associate these images with the Christmas story even today. Clemet C. Moore spoke modestly of his Christmas poem but it is a special present to us all.
Black Forest Santa.
When you think of fairy tales, the legendary Black Forest immediately comes to mind. The Black Forest Santa wears his warm black coat, inspired by the name of this region, featuring colors found in the local folk apparel black, red, and white. Here in the Black Forest, traditional local costumes are still worn on special occasions, so it’s only fitting that Santa be dressed similarly.
As busy as he is, the Black Forest Santa pauses for a bit of refreshment, Black Forest ham, Schwartzwalder Kirschtorte, and chocolate cake. You can tell by his girth that this Santa is very fond of these specialties!
Pinecones.
Many of the first Christmas ornaments were modeled after forms that are found in nature. Pinecones, which grow abundantly throughout forests, were one of the first ornament shapes glassblowers created. Due to their abundance, pinecones symbolize motherhood and fertility. By giving this hand blown pine cone ornament to a young bride and groom, their marriage will be blessed with the gift of family.
There are about 100 species of pines and pine cones. Pines and pine cones are found in a wide range of environments, but they most often grow in sandy or rocky soils. Pines and pine cones belong to a group of plants called conifers. All conifers reproduce by means of cones that produce pollen and seeds. A little known fact is that pine trees bare both male and female cones. The male pine cones typically measure less than one inch in length. The female pine cones are much larger and have woody scales. In the spring, the male pine cones produce enormous quantities of pollen. The wind carries the pollen to egg cells attached to the scales of female pine cones. The pollen fertilizes the egg cells, which then develop into seeds.