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Greenwich Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Putnam's Leap

Greenwich Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Putnam's Leap

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Putnam's Leap. A general, a horse, and a staircase cut into rock - and a British cavalry troop close enough behind that going down it looked like the better option.

In February 1779 a British force moved on Greenwich. General Israel Putnam, caught with a fraction of their numbers, rode for the steep descent at what is now Put's Hill. The story as Greenwich tells it has him spurring his horse straight down the stone steps, a drop the pursuing dragoons would not attempt on horseback. He escaped, raised the alarm, and returned with militia. Putnam was already famous by then - a French and Indian War veteran with a reputation for the reckless and the improbable - and the leap sealed it.

The tale has been told, embroidered, and doubted for two hundred and fifty years, which is rather the point. It survives because it is exactly the sort of thing Putnam might have done, and because a town that can show you the actual hill has an advantage over a town that cannot.

For the history-minded, the Greenwich native, the one who has climbed those steps to see whether it could really be done.

Below are excerpts from our Greenwich history page. The Greenwich 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 wash detail and the flash of Continental blue and red stay vivid against a lit tree. The faceted edge catches light from every 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 — GREENWICH CT CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — PUTNAM'S LEAP

Town: Greenwich, Connecticut

Founded: 1640

Known for: Cos Cob Art Colony at the Bush-Holley House; Putnam’s ride of 1779; Greenwich Point; the Gold Coast

Art: Putnam's Leap, 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.

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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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Where American Impressionism found its light — a 1640 town on the Long Island Sound shore. Greenwich, Connecticut is the place where American Impressionism took root. From the 1890s into the 1920s, painters drawn to the harbors, tidal marshes, and winding rivers of the Greenwich shore gathered at the Bush-Holley House to form the first art colony in Connecticut, the Cos Cob Art Colony — a cradle of the American Impressionist movement. But the town's story runs much deeper than its painters: settled in 1640, Greenwich is among the oldest towns in Connecticut and the southwesternmost municipality in all of New England, and it carries a Revolutionary War legend on its very town seal.

Our Greenwich logo carries the same emblem every Merlin Classics Connecticut town wears — an oyster above "Connecticut, Est. 1636," the colony's founding year, rendered in hand-printed black and white with a worn, vintage feel. The oyster is the shoreline state's mark, the through-line that ties Greenwich to every other Connecticut town we make. What makes this one Greenwich is everything around it: the Impressionists' harbor light, the ride down Put's Hill, the Gold Coast shore. On a tee or a cap it reads less like a souvenir and more like a small piece of the Connecticut coast — Est. 1636, worn plain.

Why People Visit Greenwich Connecticut

  • Tour the Bush-Holley House and the Greenwich Historical Society to stand where Connecticut's first art colony painted American Impressionism into being.
  • Visit Putnam Cottage (Knapp's Tavern) and the marker at Put's Hill, where General Putnam made his famous 1779 ride.
  • See the Bruce Museum, Greenwich's museum of art and natural history near the downtown green.
  • Walk the 2.2-mile loop at Greenwich Point (Tod's Point), a 147-acre peninsula with skyline views across Long Island Sound.
  • Explore the trails and overlooks of the Greenwich Audubon Center and Mianus River Park.
  • Stroll Greenwich Avenue, the downtown's celebrated hill of shops and galleries.

Greenwich Connecticut Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring an oyster above Connecticut Est. 1636