{"product_id":"rosalinds-cast-crystal-cardinal","title":"Rosalind's Cast-Crystal Cardinal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe last 108 lost-wax cast-crystal cardinal Christmas ornaments from Rosalind Pemberton's Lake District workshop. Each cardinal starts as a beeswax model, hand-sculpted on her bench, encased in a plaster-and-silica mould, and fired until the wax runs out. Molten lead crystal at 1,100°C is then poured into the hollow. The mould cools for three days before it can be broken open — there is exactly one cardinal at the end of it. The mould is destroyed in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuby-red colour fused into the depth of the crystal — not painted on the surface. Hangs from a fine gold thread, with a small brass tree-hook included. Sized to hang from a Christmas-tree branch or in a window where the winter sun will pass through the body of the bird and make the red glow from within.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9 × 10 × 4 cm · 120 g · Lead crystal (lost-wax cast) · Hand-polished · Gold thread + brass hook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosalind is 75. After Christmas 2026 — her seventieth Christmas season at this bench — the workshop closes for good. Around 108 cardinals remain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Latest Finds","offers":[{"title":"1× Cardinal","offer_id":57944561844598,"sku":"ROSALIND-CARDINAL-1","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"2× Cardinals","offer_id":57944561877366,"sku":"ROSALIND-CARDINAL-2","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"3× Cardinals","offer_id":57944561910134,"sku":"ROSALIND-CARDINAL-3","price":56.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"4× Cardinals","offer_id":57944561942902,"sku":"ROSALIND-CARDINAL-4","price":69.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/4777\/7398\/files\/02-tree-hanging.webp?v=1779629705","url":"https:\/\/latest-finds.com\/products\/rosalinds-cast-crystal-cardinal","provider":"Latest Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}