1986 White House Historical Society ornament

1986 White House ornament back: Copyright: McKinley Birthplace Museum; Origsize: 2 x 3.5 inches; Origformat: Artifact
1986 White House ornament back

Copyright: McKinley Birthplace Museum; Origsize: 2 x 3.5 inches; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

1986 White House Historical Society ornament

Entry/Object ID

2015.4.59

Description

This ornament is part of the White House Historical Association's series of collectible ornaments. It is the sixth in the series. The ornament "replicates the south front og the President's House as it appeared 162 years ago for the christmas and New Year's festivities of our fifth President, James Monroe." The original ornament was on the tree has in the Blue Room of the White House during the 1985 Christmas season." A red satin ribbon for hanging the ornament is attached. The ornament includes an informational insert telling about the ornament and the White House Historical Association. The ornament is boxed with three other ornaments. The box is blue, 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 1985-1988) on it. The box is lined with a liner that is molded in four sections and covered with blue velveteen. the back of the box is plain blue. 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