Mount Vernon Bookshop DVD's, CD's and Videos Gifts & Reproductions Furniture & Home Décor Children's Corner In the Garden Christmas at Mount Vernon Gourmet Gifts New! New! New! Sale! Sale! Sale! Teaching Resources Membership Donate Home   Christmas at Mount Vernon / Mount Vernon Annual & Collectible Ornaments 1996 George Washington's 16-Sided Barn Many people do not know that, in his day, George Washington was known as the "first farmer of America." His public feats as general and president overshadowed his agricultural accomplishments. His creative design for a "round" barn in which horses could tread wheat indoors is represented in this ornament of 24-karat gold-finished brass. The barn itself is a medallion that dangles as three-dimensional farm animals march around the border. The ornament is a fitting image for George Washington: Pioneer Farmer, who set out to transform his Mount Vernon plantation into a model of progressive agriculture. Item #: 80283 Price: $18.95 Qty: George Washington, Pioneer Farmer George Washington’s 16-sided Barn Blown Glass Ornament Folk Art Animal Pull Toy Ornaments

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