Old World Christmas- Manatee Ornament

• Old World Glass – Manatee Ornament 
• Size: 4.25 x 2.5 x 1.75 inches
• Hand Crafted and embellished with glitter

Manatees are large, gentle sea mammals that live in warm coastal seas and water ways. Manatees may live underwater, but still need to put their nose and nostrils above the waters surface in order to breath the air. Many times the only part of a manatee you can see is their nose. Legends of mermaids most likely came from sightings of long-tailed manatees, who cradle their young in their arms. Manatees are very rare and an endangered species.

Each glass ornament produced by Old World Christmas is hand crafted in age-old tradition using the same techniques that originated in the 1800’s. Molten glass is mouth-blown into finely carved molds available only to Old World Christmas, before a hot solution of liquid silver is poured inside. The ornaments are then hand-painted and glittered in a series of labor-intensive steps to achieve the beautiful creations.