How big is the ornament?

3 inches (76 mm) across, faceted crystal glass with a red ribbon hanger, in a white or gold gift box.

What is the Cannon ornament?

An original line drawing of two iron cannons on wooden carriages with an evergreen garland, set in a three-inch faceted crystal round, white-backed so it reads on a lit tree, with a red ribbon hanger. Part of the Merlin Classics Heritage Series.

What was the War of 1812?

A war between the United States and Great Britain, fought from 1812 to 1815 over trade restrictions, the impressment of American sailors and frontier conflicts. In the summer of 1814 Royal Navy squadrons raided the Atlantic coast, and British troops burned Washington in late August.

Why do so many New England town greens have cannons?

Many were placed as memorials or used for militia drills and celebrations. A few, like the eighteen-pounders behind this drawing, actually defended their towns.

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Cannon · Two Guns and a Town · Heritage Holiday Ornament

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Cannon. Two iron cannons on wooden carriages, round shot stacked at the wheels, an evergreen garland slung across the barrels for the season. In the summer of 1814 a small shore town with guns like these and a militia of fishermen watched the Royal Navy drop anchor offshore, and decided not to leave.

The War of 1812 is the one Americans forget, and this is the part worth remembering. Across three days that August the warships shelled the town, the same summer the British would go on to burn Washington. The defenders answered with a pair of eighteen-pounders on a spit of land, ran short of powder more than once, sent for more, and kept firing until the ships gave up and sailed off. Hardly anyone on shore was killed. The guns still sit where they fought, aimed the way they were aimed.

Every coastal town seems to have an old cannon on its green that nobody can quite explain. Most were for drills and parades. A few, like these, were the whole defense.

Our own line drawing, set in crystal so every iron band and the grain of the carriages hold up under the lights, with the garland as the one touch of color. Three inches across; two guns, no powder required.

For coastal historical societies, War of 1812 reenactors, naval history readers, and anyone who has stood beside an old gun on a green and wondered what it was for.

Faceted crystal, three inches across, with a white back so the line work reads from across the room on a lit tree. Red ribbon. Boxed in gold or white, your call at checkout. Ships free anywhere in the U.S.

QUICK FACTS — CANNON CRYSTAL ORNAMENT

Series: Heritage Holiday Ornament

Art: Cannon (Two Guns and a Town), 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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