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

Made to order in the USA; each piece is printed or finished when the order comes in and shipped free in the U.S.

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Globe Onion · Every Garden Starts With One · Heritage Holiday Ornament

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Globe Onion. One red globe onion drawn like a plate from an old seed catalog: papery skin split back to the deep red, root whiskers at the base, a dried neck on top. A small schooner sits far off on the horizon, because that is how onions once left the farm.

Onions came over with the first settlers and went west in every wagon. Through much of the 1800s some New England shore towns lived on them, loading the harvest onto schooners bound for the markets of New York City and the Caribbean. This red globe was bred in one of those villages. The trade faded long ago; the seed never did, and it still turns up in heirloom vegetable catalogs every winter.

Farmers know the onion as the first thing in the ground and the last thing in the root cellar. Gardeners know it as the crop that forgives mistakes. Cooks know it as the start of nearly every good dinner.

Our own botanical drawing, set in crystal so the red holds its depth under the lights. Three inches across, which is a respectable onion, and the red is the only color on it.

For gardeners and vegetable gardeners, seed savers and garden clubs, cooks, chefs and foodies, farm families and farmers market regulars.

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

QUICK FACTS — GLOBE ONION CRYSTAL ORNAMENT

Series: Heritage Holiday Ornament

Art: Globe Onion (Every Garden Starts With One), 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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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.