{"product_id":"old-greenwich-connecticut-holiday-ornament-elizabeth-fones-1640-boat","title":"Old Greenwich Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Elizabeth Fones - 1640 Boat","description":"\u003c!--\nOld Greenwich, Connecticut Holiday Ornament — The Woman Whose Name Is on the Deed\nOld Greenwich CT ornament | old-greenwich-connecticut-holiday-ornament-elizabeth-fones-1640-boat | 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\u003eElizabeth Fones — 1640 Boat.\u003c\/strong\u003e A woman standing in the stern of an open boat in 1640, coming ashore at a wooded point to buy it. Her name is the one on the deed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Fones was the niece of John Winthrop, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and by the standards of her century a genuinely unusual figure - a woman transacting land in her own name. In 1640 the neck of land that is now Greenwich Point was purchased from the Siwanoy, and Elizabeth's name is on the agreement. The point carried her name for generations afterward: Elizabeth's Neck. The house associated with her family, the Feake-Ferris House, still stands nearby and dates to around 1645.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial history is generally a list of men's names, and the exceptions are usually wives mentioned in passing. Here the exception is the principal. A town that could have told a founding story about a magistrate or a minister tells one instead about a woman in a boat, and has done so for nearly four centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the wash detail stays soft and the red cloak carries across a lit room. The faceted edge catches tree light from any angle. Arrives boxed - your choice of white or gold gift box at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the Old Greenwich family, the Tod's Point walker, the reader of local history. 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\/old-greenwich-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 Old Greenwich CT Items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:18px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBelow are excerpts from our Old Greenwich history page. The Old Greenwich town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"old greenwich holiday ornament\"\u003e\u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"old greenwich 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 Old Greenwich holiday ornament featuring the elizabeth fones — 1640 boat?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Yes. This 3-inch faceted crystal ornament carries original elizabeth fones — 1640 boat art for Old Greenwich, 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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