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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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Otterhound Crystal Glass Holiday Ornament - Howling For Fun

$28.00 USD

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The Otterhound. Head back, mouth open, and the whole marsh listening. This is an 1870s pen-and-ink engraving of an otterhound doing the one thing the breed was famous for - sitting down on his haunches at the water's edge and singing out the moment he strikes a scent.

The otterhound is the rough-coated English scent hound, a direct descendant of the old southern hound with a hard outer coat and a thick woolly undercoat that kept him warm through a long day in cold rivers. He hunted low and slow but very sure, with a nose so tender he could own an otter's air bubble from yards away. Subscription packs hunted the summer rivers of Cumberland, Northumberland, Wales and Devon, and hounds like this one - a prize-winner of the 1870s, drawn from life - were the pride of the sport.

Otter hunting is long gone and the otterhound very nearly went with it; today it is one of the rarest recognized breeds in the world, kept alive by a few hundred devoted households. Anyone who has lived with one, or with any big shaggy hound, knows the type: the webbed feet, the beard that drips on everything, the deep voice used at all hours. This ornament is for those dogs. Celebrate the hound who runs your house, or keep one close on the tree every December.

For otterhound people, for hound people, for anyone with a dog worth an ornament, and for the friend who is still talking about theirs. See the rest of our otterhound collection.

The art is a public-domain engraving, cleaned and fitted to a three-inch faceted crystal glass round and white-backed so the ink lines read sharp against a lit tree. The faceted edge catches light from every angle. Arrives boxed - your choice of white or gold gift box at checkout.

3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament · 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.

QUICK FACTS — OTTERHOUND CRYSTAL GLASS CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — HOWLING FOR FUN

Series: Crystal Glass Ornament

Art: Howling For Fun, 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

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