Halibut Old World Christmas Ornament

Found along the continental shelf of the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, Pacific Halibut are large bottom-dwelling flat fish. Their name comes from haly (holy) and butt (flat fish) because they are commonly eaten during Catholic holy-days. Their diamond-shaped body is typically three times longer than it is wide. What a catch! Hand crafted in age-old tradition with techniques that originated in the 1800s Molten glass is mouth-blown into finely carved moldsOrnaments are all hand-painted and glittered in a series of labor-intensive steps to achieve the beautiful creationsTraditionally designed, hand-crafted ornamentsThis is a brand new ornament from the Old World Christmas collection. All ornaments in the collection include a "story tag" on the hook.OWC 99