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St. Augustine Florida Holiday Ornament - Datil Pepper

St. Augustine Florida Holiday Ornament - Datil Pepper

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A datil pepper plant with a cluster of small orange-red peppers, on a coquina wall with the old city gate behind. The pepper that grows here and almost nowhere else.

The datil came to St. Augustine with the Minorcan settlers in the 1770s and has been grown in backyard gardens here ever since. It is as hot as a habanero and sweeter, and it goes into the clam chowder, the pilau and the hot sauce that every family makes its own version of. Outside this one corner of Florida it is nearly unknown.

The Minorcan families are still here, and the pepper is the taste of their kitchens. There is a datil festival every fall and a datil sauce in every restaurant.

A pepper as a town symbol tells you the town has a kitchen worth knowing. The orange-red peppers are the fruit's own color; no holiday touch needed.

The datil pepper came to St. Augustine with the Minorcan settlers, and Minorcan datil pepper sauce is the taste of St. Augustine food in the oldest city. This pepper ornament is a St. Augustine Christmas ornament and St. Augustine souvenir, a piece of St. Augustine history for Christmas in St. Augustine.

Every St. Augustine ornament ships ready to give. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses St. Augustine most.

3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.


QUICK FACTS — ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — DATIL PEPPER

Series: Crystal Glass Ornament

Art: Datil Pepper, original Merlin Classics engraving printed to the glass

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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Today St. Augustine is celebrated as one of America's most distinctive small cities — historic, walkable, sea-aired, and unmistakably first. Our St. Augustine designs gather that identity into wearable form: the coquina fort, the lanterns on Aviles Street, the lighthouse off Anastasia, and the winter glow of the Nights of Lights. Explore the collection and carry a little of the nation's oldest city wherever you go.

Our St. Augustine retro logo features Florida's alligator — a Florida-tough emblem that suits a town that has outlasted three flags, two sieges, four centuries, and every hurricane the Atlantic has thrown at it. The 1845 statehood reference grounds it in Florida history. Rendered in black-and-white with a vintage, hand-printed feel — crate-stamp ink, slightly off-register — it carries the practical resilience of the coastal Spanish colonial city without overstating itself. On a tee, a cap, or a wall print, it reads as a quiet badge of the oldest city in America: a Florida town that has earned every line on its face.

Why People Visit St Augustine Florida

  • Tour the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fort in the continental US — coquina walls, diamond bastions, the dry moat, and views across Matanzas Bay from the gun deck.
  • Walk St. George Street, the car-free colonial corridor lined with historic buildings, and Aviles Street, often called the oldest street in the United States.
  • Climb the St. Augustine Lighthouse on Anastasia Island for sweeping coastal panoramas and maritime exhibits.
  • See the Spanish Renaissance former Hotel Ponce de Leon (1888) and the former Hotel Alcazar — Henry Flagler's Gilded-Age landmarks anchoring the old town.
  • Visit the Gonzalez-Alvarez House, the "Oldest House" in the city, with its first floor dating to about 1727.
  • Stop at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, the oldest Catholic parish in the United States.
  • Cross the Bridge of Lions over Matanzas Bay, with its marble lions and Mediterranean Revival towers.
  • Visit Fort Mose Historic State Park just north of town, the 1738 site where free Black militiamen and their families established their own community under Spanish protection.
  • Wander Lincolnville, the late-19th-century neighborhood of Victorian-era homes south of the old town.
  • Relax on St. Augustine Beach and the Anastasia Island shore, broad Atlantic sands a short drive over the bay.
  • Come back in winter for the Nights of Lights (mid-November into January), when millions of white lights wrap the historic district.

St Augustine Florida Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring alligator motif and 1845 Florida statehood reference