Goviers Exclusive Santa Claus Character Jug NY21 Collector's Guild Exclusive with special

Collector's Guild Exclusive with special backstamp

Size 4 x 7 x 8cm

Helen MacDonald Purrfect Cats Collection

Capacity 3

Barrel Tumbler

Goviers Exclusive Santa Claus Character Jug NY21 Collector's Guild Exclusive with specialThe origins of Father Christmas in England date back to ancient pre Christian midwinter festivals where an unnamed pagan figure, robed in a green hooded cloak and wearing a wreath of holly, ivy or mistletoe, would come to lift people's spirits during the bleakest time of year the colour green synonymous with the arrival of spring in the subsequent months. It was not until the later part of the 19th century that his iconic red suit (often attributed to