{"product_id":"mystic-connecticut-holiday-ornament-whaleship","title":"Mystic Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Whaleship","description":"\u003c!--\nMystic, Connecticut Holiday Ornament — Five Small Boats and a Three-Year Voyage\nMystic CT ornament | mystic-connecticut-holiday-ornament-whaleship | Version: R4.3SP | 2026-09-13\nKeywords: 0 | Tags: 3 | Volume-tier ordered\nContent audit: PASS\n--\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;background:#A8D5F0;color:#0B0B0B;border:1px solid #000000;padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eOther Town Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhaleship.\u003c\/strong\u003e Five whaleboats hang from the rails, ready to be lowered. That is the whole business right there: the ship was only the thing that carried the small boats to where the work was done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Mystic River launched hundreds of vessels in the nineteenth century - whalers, clippers, packets - from yards that lined both banks of a river you can throw a stone across. American whaling sent ships out for voyages of three and four years, around Cape Horn and into the Pacific, chasing oil that lit the lamps of the country before petroleum. The trade made fortunes, destroyed others, and ended when kerosene made it pointless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is easy to miss is how ordinary these ships were in their day and how strange they look now: floating factories crewed by teenagers, gone for years at a time, sailing from villages of a few thousand people. The riverfront that built them is quiet today, which is exactly why the silhouette still stops people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the rigging detail holds and the red wreath and waterline catch tree light. The faceted edge takes light from every angle. Arrives boxed - your choice of white or gold gift box at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the maritime reader, the model builder, the one who has walked a wooden deck and felt it move. Merlin Classics profits support hunger relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:16px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament\u003c\/strong\u003e · 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 0 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/mystic-ct-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center;background:#F0EAD6;color:#0B0B0B;border:1px solid #000000;padding:12px 16px;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eMore Mystic CT Items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBelow are excerpts from our Mystic history page. The Mystic town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"mystic holiday ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"mystic holiday ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"town ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"merlin classics\"\u003e\u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Is there a Mystic holiday ornament featuring the whaleship?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. This 3-inch faceted crystal ornament carries original whaleship art for Mystic, Connecticut, white-backed and boxed in white or gold.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What size is the ornament and how is it made?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is a 3-inch (76 mm) round in solid crystal glass with a faceted gem-cut edge; the art is printed on a white-backed face and it hangs from a red ribbon.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Does it come gift-boxed?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. 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