Garden Gnomes "der Gartenzwerg"

I read today that Garden Gnomes were first created in Germany. I like this pair. They look like a happy couple.

"The first clay German Garden Gnome ("der Gartenzwerg") was made in Graeferoda, Thuringia, Germany in the 1800's. The first recorded appearance of a Garden Gnome in England was around 1840 at the estate of Sir Charles Isham, the 10th Baronet of Lamport Hall.
The first two individuals to produce Gnomes in quantity were Philipp Griebel and August Heissner around 1872, with Heissner Gnomes being the most well known throughout the world. Gnomes were, and still are, considered to be more then decorations. It is good luck to place a Gnome in the home and garden"





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