Description

A Child is Born Ornament by P. Buckley Moss

Introduction

A Child is Born Ornament by P. Buckley Moss is a 2006 porcelain Christmas ornament centered on the Nativity. Mary and Joseph gather beside the Christ Child while three angels rise above the Holy Family and two lambs rest peacefully below. Moss gives the sacred subject an intimate, quiet character through flowing forms, pale color, and an uncluttered composition.

The ornament measures 4-1/8 x 2-3/4 inches and comes in its original box with a see-through window and a gold hanging cord; no pouch is included. Canada Goose Gallery currently lists the ornament among its P. Buckley Moss ornament inventory.

Story Behind the Artwork

Rather than filling the scene with many figures and architectural details, Moss concentrates attention on the Holy Family. Mary and Joseph bend toward the infant at the center, creating a small circle of tenderness beneath the blue, star-like canopy. The angels above and lambs below extend the composition vertically, surrounding the central Nativity with figures associated with the biblical Christmas story.

The elongated teardrop shape of the ornament reinforces that upward movement. The eye travels naturally from the resting lambs to the Holy Family and finally to the angels, giving this relatively small porcelain piece the feeling of a miniature devotional image.

Symbols & Meaning

Several traditional Nativity symbols appear together here. The Holy Family forms the spiritual center, while the angels recall the announcement of Christ’s birth to the shepherds in the Gospel of Luke. The lambs provide a pastoral connection to those shepherds and also carry longstanding Christian associations with Christ.

Blue and white dominate the design, creating a peaceful visual setting around the warmer earth tones of the figures and animals. These symbolic readings are based on established Christian imagery rather than a documented statement of Moss’s intention for this particular ornament.

Artistic Details

One of the most distinctive features of A Child is Born is its unusual elongated format. Moss uses the narrow porcelain shape almost like a frame for a stained-glass window: delicate gold edging encloses pale blue washes, white space, flowing angels, and the compact Nativity below.

The restrained palette keeps the focus on shape and gesture. Fine, curving lines unite the angels, canopy, Holy Family, and lambs without requiring a detailed landscape or stable setting.

Featured Master Collections

Primary Master Collection: Faith That Endures

The Nativity is explicitly Christian subject matter, making Faith That Endures the strongest Master Collection placement.

Supporting Master Collection: Christmas Traditions

The ornament also belongs naturally within Christmas Traditions, where its Nativity imagery and ornament format connect sacred Christmas observance with the tradition of decorating the family tree. Both are established Canada Goose Gallery Master Collections.

Decorating Ideas

Hang A Child is Born among white, blue, gold, or traditional Christmas ornaments, or give it a more focused presentation on an ornament stand. Its narrow silhouette also works well in a small grouping of Nativity and angel ornaments.

For collectors building the larger visual story, display it with the related ornaments O Holy Night, And There Were Angels, and A Star to Guide Them.

Gift Ideas

Its subject makes A Child is Born especially appropriate for Christmas gifting and for people who collect Christian, Nativity, angel, lamb, or P. Buckley Moss Christmas artwork. It may also have personal meaning as a gift marking a baby’s first Christmas, a baptism, or a new family’s Christmas celebration, without suggesting that the ornament was specifically created for those occasions.

About the Edition

• Artist: P. Buckley Moss
• Title: A Child is Born Ornament
• Issued: 2006
• Medium: Porcelain ornament
• Size: 4-1/8 x 2-3/4 inches
• Condition: Mint
• Packaging: Box with see-through window
• Hanging: Gold cord
• Pouch: No pouch
• Certificate: Original artist certification, according to supplied gallery information

The 2006 issue date, porcelain medium, and 4-1/8 x 2-3/4-inch dimensions are independently corroborated.

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Official Artist Certification

This P. Buckley Moss ornament is accompanied by its original, official certificate from the artist’s collection. This document is the primary record of provenance, detailing the edition title and the craftsmanship involved in the firing process. This official certification replaces our standard gallery certificate to ensure you have the most direct documentation from the artist’s studio. Each Ornament comes gift boxed according to the year it was created.

Any number of ornaments ship for one flat fee.

Why Buy from Canada Goose Gallery

Canada Goose Gallery specializes in P. Buckley Moss artwork and maintains a substantial ornament collection; its current ornament catalog includes A Child is Born among more than 160 listed designs. This example is offered in mint condition with its box and gold hanging cord.

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🎨 Fun Fact:

The familiar Nativity scene developed as a Christmas teaching tradition centuries after the biblical accounts were written. St. Francis of Assisi is traditionally credited with organizing a living Nativity at Greccio, Italy, in 1223, using a manger and animals to help worshippers contemplate the circumstances of Christ’s birth. Over the centuries, Nativity displays moved from churches and public celebrations into homes, eventually becoming everything from elaborate crèches to small Christmas ornaments—making a miniature Nativity such as A Child is Born part of a much older devotional and decorating tradition.

🖼️ Collector’s Insight:

A Child is Born is distinguished by the way Moss adapts a complete Nativity narrative to an unusually slender porcelain format. Instead of a conventional stable scene, the Holy Family is enclosed within sweeping blue forms while three angels visually lift the composition and two resting lambs anchor it below. For collectors, the ornament becomes even more interesting when viewed alongside O Holy Night, And There Were Angels, and A Star to Guide Them, the related Christmas ornaments identified by Canada Goose Gallery. Its combination of Nativity, angel, and lamb imagery also gives it natural connections across several established Moss collecting themes without relying on unsupported claims about rarity or demand.

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“A Quiet Celebration of the Nativity”