2013 White House Christmas Ornament


Item Number: 343

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $20

Online Close: Nov 20, 2013 9:00 PM CST

Bid History: 6 bids - Item Sold!

Description

This makes a wonderful addition to your holiday decorations, or as a gift to a loved one!


From the official website:


The 2013 White House Christmas ornament honors Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth president of the United States. The years of Wilson's two terms in office, from 1913 to 1921, are defined by the unprecedented devastation of World War I, yet Wilson himself would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919, and his life is distinguished by his resolve that the Great War would truly be the war to end all wars. It was President Wilson's extraordinary quest for a lasting world peace that inspired the design of our ornament.


The centerpiece of the 2013 ornament is an American Elm tree planted by President Wilson on the North Lawn of the White House on December 18, 1913, just before Christmas. To plant a tree is to signify hope, a powerful emotion the president surely needed as his two terms unfolded. The stately elm tree is depicted as it once stood, a quiet sentinel, beside the President's House on a wintry day. This snowy scene is surrounded by a 24-karat gold-plated frame comprised of elm leaves on the innermost circle, a wreath of olive branches in the middle, and holly leaves bordering Wilson's monogram on the outermost circle. Two peace doves perch upon the olive branches, bearing banners that announce "The White House, Christmas 2013." The words inscribed on the reverse side of the ornament were delivered by President Wilson in his War Message to Congress of April 2, 1917: "Peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty."

Special Instructions

Winning bidder may pick up ornament at LASA.  Pickup dates and times will be announced at end of auction.  Alternative shipping will incur an additional fee.

Donated by

Beverly Reeves