1984 White House ornament

1984 White House ornament back: Copyright: McKinley Birthplace Museum; Origsize: 2.5 inches; Origformat: Artifact
1984 White House ornament back

Copyright: McKinley Birthplace Museum; Origsize: 2.5 inches; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

1984 White House ornament

Entry/Object ID

2015.4.57

Description

This ornament is part of the White House Historical Association's series of collectible ornaments. It is the fourth in the series. The ornament is "based on the historic Jefferson peace medal, minted in 1801 at the beginning of the administration of the third President of the United States." The original ornament was on the tree has in the Blue Room of the White House during the 1984 Christmas season. The ornament is gold plated. A gold hanging cord is attached. The ornament includes a four page informational insert telling about the ornament and the White House Historical Association. The ornament is boxed with three other ornaments. The box is red, with gold lettering. The lid of the box reads The White House Historical Association Ornament Set Collection" and has outlined sketches of each of the four ornaments (from the years 1981-1984) on it. The box is lined with a liner that is molded in four sections and covered with red velveteen. There is a small white bar code sticker near the bottom middle. "Visit www.whitehousehistory.org" is printed in white letters underneath.

Collection

Scarmuzzi

Acquisition

Accession

2015.4.0

Source or Donor

Patricia A. Scarmuzzi

Acquisition Method

Gift