Gifts for History Buffs

The most iconic likeness of George Washington is the bust created by Jean Antoine Houdon. The French sculptor visited Mount Vernon in October 1785 ...

The most important piece of fire-fighting equipment from the seventeenth to early nineteenth centuries was a leather fire bucket. Standard-size buc...

These finely turned pens were created by Doug Dill, master woodturner in Lanexa, Virginia. Wood for the pens was sourced from trees planted at Moun...

The cast pewter executive pen caddy is a splendid piece to have in your office, den or library. Keep two of your favorite pens on display and close...

George Washington's copy of The Acts of Congress 1789 was acquired by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association on June 22, 2012, for the Fred W. Smith ...

Hardcover with 30 pages including cover page and epilogue. Copyright 2019 Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union and Applewood Books. Every ...

When he was elected to command the Continental Army in April, 1775, George Washington was partial to this holster style pistol. The classic, decora...

This heavily engraved and embossed all metal pistol is a replica of a Scottish 1760 Flintlock pistol. It is believed to be the pistol that “Fired t...

This finely crafted paperweight is a scaled reproduction of Mount Vernon's famous Key to the Bastille, the infamous prison in Paris overthrown at t...

Eighteenth-century gentlemen wore small swords as part of formal civilian attire for social and ceremonial occasions. George Washington owned sever...

By Erik Goldstein, Stuart C. Mowbray, and Brian Hendelson. ISBN 978-1-931464-71-0. Copyright 2016. Hardcover with 112 oversized glossy pages includ...

This Mount Vernon historic wood gavel and block was created by Doug Dill, master woodturner in Lanexa, Virginia. Wood for these unique pieces was s...

Images of George Washington abound but the most faithful likeness remains a terra cotta bust created by Jean Antoine Houdon. The French sculptor vi...

Images of George Washington abound but the most faithful likeness remains a terra cotta bust created by Jean Antoine Houdon. The French sculptor vi...

Images of George Washington abound but the most faithful likeness remains a terra cotta bust created by Jean Antoine Houdon. The French sculptor vi...

Houdon's 1785 sculpted statue of Washington combines ancient and modern styles to depict Washington's virtues as both a soldier and a citizen. Wash...

Houdon's 1785 sculpted statue of Washington combines ancient and modern styles to depict Washington's virtues as both a soldier and a citizen. Wash...

"No estate in United America is more pleasantly situated than this," wrote George Washington of his beloved home, Mount Vernon. This creamy off-whi...

In December of 1776, decimated by superior British forces, suffering from disease, desertion and lack of funds, General George Washington faced the...