{"product_id":"fort-worth-texas-holiday-ornament-sleeping-panther","title":"Fort Worth Texas Holiday Ornament - Sleeping Panther","description":"\u003c!-- Fort Worth Texas Holiday Ornament - Sleeping Panther | Version: R4.3SP FINAL | 2026-10-13 | What changed: GKP keyword layer added over the pre-GKP mini hub (keyword paragraph, keywords meta, article:tag x6, BreadcrumbList + FAQPage x3); five paragraphs, buttons and charity link unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- GKP 376: R1 16\/26 (61.5%); R2 5\/23 (21.7%); two-run 21\/49 (42.9%) | Keywords meta: 20 measured | Embedded in visible text: 8 | article:tag x6 | Store tags unchanged --\u003e\n\u003c!-- IP Clean: town name and Merlin art only; no business, team or brand marks; measured terms withheld: black panther ornament | Content audit: PASS (buttons full width, labels one line, charity linked, local spellings as entities) --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.mc-orn{max-width:100%;}.mc-orn p{margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;}.mc-orn a{color:inherit;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:3px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn{display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;white-space:nowrap;padding:13px 16px;margin:0 0 14px 0;background:#F0EAD6;color:#1a1a1a;border:1px solid #1a1a1a;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.03em;border-radius:4px;}.mc-orn a.mc-btn:hover{background:#E6DEC4;}.mc-orn .mc-spec{font-weight:600;}\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-orn\"\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"\u003eOther Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA black panther asleep in the middle of Main Street, a red bow at its neck. The 150-year-old insult Fort Worth turned into its name.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1875 a Dallas lawyer wrote that Fort Worth was so quiet he had seen a panther sleeping undisturbed in the street. Fort Worth took it as a compliment. The fire company painted a panther on its wagon, the police put one on the badge, and Panther City became the name the town calls itself when it wants to needle Dallas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe panther is still on the badge, still on the fire trucks, still in the name of the hotel and the half of the city that likes the joke. Dallas has never quite lived it down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery rivalry needs a mascot, and Fort Worth's is a cat that would rather nap. On the glass it is doing exactly that, with the storefronts and a hitched horse behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePanther City is Fort Worth's own nickname, earned from a sleeping panther in an insult that the town turned into a badge. The Fort Worth panther is older than Cowtown and the Fort Worth Stockyards. This panther ornament is a Fort Worth Christmas ornament and souvenir for anyone who knows the history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-spec\"\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament, white-backed print, line-drawn in 1880s engraving style, your choice of white or gold gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery Fort Worth ornament ships ready to give, and \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eprofits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e. Hang it on the tree, in a window, off a lamp, or send one to the person who misses Fort Worth most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"mc-btn\" href=\"\/collections\/fort-worth-tx-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\"\u003eMore Fort Worth Items\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-meta\" style=\"display:none!important\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"fort worth stockyards, cowtown, panther city, christmas in fort worth, fort worth christmas, fort worth history, fort worth panther, fort worth stockyards history, panther city fort worth, texas ornament, cowtown history, fort worth christmas decorations, fort worth christmas ornament, fort worth gifts, fort worth nickname, fort worth ornament, fort worth souvenir, fort worth souvenirs, panther ornament, sleeping panther\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"panther city\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"fort worth panther\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"sleeping panther\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"fort worth nickname\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"panther ornament\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"fort worth history\"\u003e\n\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@graph\": [{\"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\", \"itemListElement\": [{\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 1, \"name\": \"Home\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/\"}, {\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 2, \"name\": \"Crystal Glass Town Ornaments\", \"item\": \"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\"}, {\"@type\": \"ListItem\", \"position\": 3, \"name\": \"Fort Worth Texas Holiday Ornament - Sleeping Panther\"}]}, {\"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Why is Fort Worth called Panther City?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"In 1875 a Dallas writer claimed Fort Worth was so quiet a panther had been seen sleeping in the street. 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It ships ready to give in a white or gold gift box, and profits support hunger relief.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What size is the ornament and how is it made?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is a 3-inch faceted crystal glass ornament with a white-backed print of original line-drawn art in the 1880s engraving style, with your choice of a white or gold gift box.\"}}]}]}\n\u003c\/script\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Merlin Classics","offers":[{"title":"One size \/ Circle + White Gift Packaging","offer_id":50684969550041,"sku":"18453111141305072582","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"One size \/ Circle + Gold Gift Packaging","offer_id":50684969582809,"sku":"31771572313377031562","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/9374\/9465\/files\/9667393930118184998_2048.jpg?v=1791922324","url":"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/products\/fort-worth-texas-holiday-ornament-sleeping-panther","provider":"Merlin Classics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}