{"product_id":"clinton-ct-lobster-shack","title":"Clinton Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Harbor Lobster Shack","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mc-ornament-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lobster dinner on the good china, on a working wharf, around 1890. For much of the 1800s that would have raised an eyebrow: lobster was so plentiful along the New England shore that it was cheap, everyday fare. The shingled fish house behind it is right on period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClinton's story starts on the water. English colonists settled this stretch of Long Island Sound in 1663 as Kenilworth, and in 1701 the town's own minister, Abraham Pierson, taught the first classes of the college that became Yale in his parsonage here. When the shoreline parish incorporated in 1838 it took the name of DeWitt Clinton. For two centuries the harbor was the economy: shipbuilding, fishing and above all oysters, worked from the Town Dock, with Cedar Island sheltering the anchorage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oyster schooners are gone and lobster is no longer cheap, but the Town Dock still works, and a red lobster on a white plate by the harbor is about as Connecticut shoreline as it gets. We drew the fishing village as it might have looked around 1890: wooden lobster pots on the wharf, a lobsterman's dory alongside, a catboat on the mooring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA three-inch faceted crystal ornament, the art printed on a white backing so the line work stays crisp and the facets catch the light. It comes in a white or gold gift box, ready to give, and is printed to order in the USA. Drawn as an 1880s-style engraving; the lobster is the only color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Clinton families, Town Dock regulars, fishermen and anyone who has cracked a lobster by the harbor. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eProfits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-spec\" style=\"font-size:0.9em;color:#555;\"\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass · white-backed print · white or gold gift box · printed to order in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/clinton-ct-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;background:#F0EAD6;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #D8CFB6;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px;margin:28px 0 12px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eMore Clinton Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;background:#F0EAD6;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #D8CFB6;border-radius:4px;padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eOther Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-meta\" style=\"display:none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"lobster pot, lobster pots, lobster trap, lobster shack, fishing shack, fish house, wharf, catboat, dory boat, fishing village, lobster boat, lobster dinner, lobster drawing, new england lobster, gifts for fishermen, fisherman shack, lobster on a plate, wooden lobster trap, antique lobster trap, old lobster traps, cedar shingle house, clinton town dock, cedar island clinton ct, connecticut lobster, christmas gifts for fishermen, fishing christmas gifts, lobster engraving, long island sound lobster, clinton harbor, wooden dory, wooden lobster pots, old fishing shack, new england lobster shack, connecticut lobster shack, clinton ct lobster, glass lobster ornament, catboat sailing\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"lobster pot\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"lobster trap\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"lobster shack\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"fishing shack\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"fish house\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"catboat\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"lobster boat\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"wooden lobster trap\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"fisherman shack\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"lobster on a plate\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"clinton town dock\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"new england lobster\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"gifts for fishermen\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"wooden dory\"\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What does the Clinton lobster shack ornament show?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"A shingled harbor fish house with a cupola on a timber wharf in Clinton, Connecticut, as it might have looked around 1890 — wooden lobster pots, coils of rope, a lobsterman's dory and a catboat in the harbor — with a cooked red lobster on a white plate in the foreground. The art is drawn as an 1880s-style engraving; the lobster is the only color.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Was lobster really cheap in the 1800s?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"For much of the 1800s lobster was so plentiful along the New England shore that it was inexpensive, everyday food. It became a pricier delicacy later in the century as demand grew in the cities and nearshore stocks thinned.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is Clinton, Connecticut known for?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Clinton is a Long Island Sound harbor town settled in 1663 as Kenilworth. The first classes of the college that became Yale met in Abraham Pierson's parsonage here in 1701, and for two centuries the harbor's shipbuilding, fishing and oyster trades, worked from the Town Dock, drove the town's economy.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is this ornament affiliated with the Town of Clinton or any Clinton restaurant?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"No. It is original art by Merlin Classics, an independent shop, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Town of Clinton or any lobster shack or restaurant. 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