White House Historical Association Declaration of Independence Ornament

Each year for more than 40 years, the white House Historical Association has produced the annual Official White House Christmas Ornemanet specially designed to honor a president or to mark a historical event or anniversary, such as America's Semi quincentennial, celebrated by the 2026 ornament. The front of the ornament features the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The reproduction of the document is surrounded by a gold frame and embellished with elements from the Great Seal of the United States including the bald eagle, striped shield, arrows of war, and olive branch of peace. The back of the ornaments depicts the North Front of the White House with two flags-the early stars and stripes thirteen-star flag and the fifty-star flag that remains today.