Annual Ornaments

Mount Vernon's 2022 ornament depicts the handsome colonial black metal lanterns used to light the paths at the estate. In the 18th century, lanter...

If Mount Vernon was the focus of George and Martha Washington’s life in Virginia, the Mansion was certainly the centerpiece.  Washington spent his ...

"I am now enjoying domestic ease under the shadow of my own Vine and, my own Fig tree" April 4, 1784, G Washington." Home for the Holidays is the t...

"We…all unite in offering you, & yours, the compliments of the season; and the return of many, many more, and happy ones. G Washington". George...

The 2016 ornament design is inspired by the badge of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Commissioned by the Vice Regent for New York, Miss Amy C...