Description
- Traditional glass Christmas ornament
- Hand blown in Lauscha Germany
- Includes 3 ornaments as shown
- Ornaments are @ 5 to 5.75 inches high
- Minor variations in color are customary for unique hand painted ornaments
Ornament by Krebs Glas Lauscha Lauscha was founded in 1597 when two glassblowers sought permission from the governing Duke to build a village glassworks, a glass hut. Since then, the material glass has been everything for people in and around this little village in the Thuringian Forest. Today, as in yesteryear, life for the whole village exists because of the glassblowers. In the middle of the 18th Century, lamp glass-blowing was introduced. This technology blowing and forming shapes from heated glass tubes over an oil lamp enabled the production of glass beads, mirrored with lead inside, and strung together, to make magnificent chains. The colored beads were also used for bridal crowns and hat decoration. In 1847, glassblowers in Lauscha began using molds to create more detailed shapes. This was the moment of birth of glass Christmas tree ornaments that spread from this little village all over the world. Today Lauscha looks back on more than 160 years of tradition and artistry, and is rightly respected as the birthplace of glass Christmas ornaments. Many generations of Lauscha glass blowers have contributed to the growth and development of glass Christmas ornaments which have grown into a worldwide industry. Krebs Glas has an obligation as well as a passion, to preserve the tradition, and continue to move into the future with new collections.