2010 White House Ornament
Marine Corp Band
The 2010 White House Christmas ornament
honors President William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, (1897
-1901), and celebrates the role of music in the traditions of the White House.
The McKinley administration is remembered as a time when the nation moved
beyond its continental boundaries to become an international power. The
American people idolized McKinley during his presidency, so suddenly cut short
by an assassin’s bullets six months into his second term. In celebration of the
nation’s patriotic mood as the century turned, the illustrations commissioned
for the President William McKinley White House ornament feature festive,
colorful scenes from the annual Army Navy Reception at the White House in 1900.
The front face of the Christmas ornament for 2010 depicts members of the United
States Marine Band performing on the snow-covered North Drive as arriving
guests disembark from their carriages. The reverse side of the ornament shows
the band playing for President and Mrs. McKinley and their party in the flag
bedecked splendor of the East Room. It was in this High Victorian East Room
that the McKinleys began the era of “musicales” (receptions with music as the
leading feature) at the White House, a tradition that continues to this day.
Piece is in excellent unused condition as the
ribbon has never been tied. I can’t list
it as new, though, as I can’t guarantee it is.
But it is as shinny and pristine as when it was first purchased. Also comes with the original paperwork.
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