Goviers Exclusive Santa Claus Character Jug NY21 Barrel Tumbler

Barrel Tumbler

individually signed

Part of the John Sinclair Derbyshire Collection

Collector's Guild Exclusive with special backstamp

Helen MacDonald Purrfect Cats Collection

Goviers Exclusive Santa Claus Character Jug NY21 Barrel TumblerThe 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