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Palm Beach Florida Holiday Ornament - Providencia Coconut

Palm Beach Florida Holiday Ornament - Providencia Coconut

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Providencia Coconut. A town named after a tree that was never supposed to be there - planted, more or less, by a shipwreck.

In January 1878 the Spanish brig Providencia, bound from Havana to Barcelona, ran aground on the beach of what was then an almost uninhabited stretch of Florida coast. Her cargo was around twenty thousand coconuts. The handful of settlers along the lake salvaged them and, by most accounts, planted them - partly in hope of a coconut trade, partly because there was not much else to do with twenty thousand coconuts. The palms took. Within a generation the island was covered in them, and the name that stuck was Palm Beach.

Almost every famous place is named for a founder, a saint, or a feature that was already there. This one is named for an accident - a ship that missed, a cargo that sprouted, and a few people who decided to plant rather than sweep up.

For the Palm Beach family, the local-history reader, anyone who likes a town that admits it got started by luck.

Below are excerpts from our Palm Beach history page. The Palm Beach town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.

Printed on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the fine engraving holds its detail and the green frond reads against tree lights. The faceted edge catches light from any angle. Arrives boxed - your choice of white or gold gift box at checkout.

3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament · faceted gem-cut edge · white-backed print for crisp contrast · red ribbon hanger · your choice of white or gold gift box, included · free U.S. shipping.


QUICK FACTS — PALM BEACH FL CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — PROVIDENCIA COCONUT

Town: Palm Beach, Florida

Founded: Resort from 1894; town 1911

Known for: Henry Flagler’s Whitehall and The Breakers; Worth Avenue; Addison Mizner’s Palm Beach look

Art: Providencia Coconut, original Merlin Classics engraving

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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Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

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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How do I care for my item?

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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Our Palm Beach logo carries Florida's alligator above ‘Florida — Est. 1845,’ the shared retro emblem of our Florida towns. The alligator is the state's wild signature and 1845 marks Florida statehood; the emblem is the through-line that links Palm Beach to every other Florida town we make. There is a pleasing contrast in it here — the untamed Florida gator stamped over an island built on imported palms and imported elegance, rendered in the black-and-white of an old crate label. What makes this one Palm Beach is the Gilded Age glamour behind the gator: red-tile roofs, ocean light, and a hundred winters of the season.

Grand hotels are fragile things, and Palm Beach's were no exception. The Breakers burned and was rebuilt more than once; the present Italian-Renaissance hotel, with its twin belvedere towers, opened in 1926 and still anchors the oceanfront. The original Royal Poinciana — by then aging and outsized — came down in the 1930s, its lumber carried off to build homes. Through it all the island held its character: a narrow strip of sand between the lagoon and the Atlantic that had decided, early and permanently, to be beautiful.

Why People Visit Palm Beach

Palm Beach offers refined culture beside an easy ocean shoreline. Visitors pair the Flagler and Mizner heritage with museum galleries, gardens, and a quiet bike path along the water. It is polished, historic, and relaxed in pace, with year-round appeal in its parks, paths, and public spaces. The vintage Gilded Age glamour is evergreen, drawing architecture lovers and vintage-resort enthusiasts from well beyond the small island, and history and everyday island life sit side by side here in a welcoming way.

Palm Beach Florida Merlin Classics retro logo — Florida alligator, Florida Est. 1845