Images of four of George Washington's Inaugural buttons under crystal, hand crafted in America.
Boxed, with a foldout with historical information about George Washington's inaugural buttons.
Made in America.
In your choice of four designs:
- Dotted script — "GW" initials surrounded by the inscription "LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT.".
- Linked states — Depicts the script initials "GW" surrounded by the inscription "LONG LIVE THE PRESIDENT" with an exterior linked ring of script letters representing the original thirteen colonies.
- "Memorable Era" — 1789 First Inaugural Button “Memorable Era / March the Fourth 1789” — Learn more about this button here.
- "Unity, Prosperity, and Independence" — With Large Star Surrounded by 13 Smaller Stars
Each comes in a striking blue box with Washington's signature on the top and a sheet explaining the buttons. The sheet includes images of all four of the buttons that we offer as paperweights.
Size: 3" in diameter and 1.25" high
Weight: 7.04 oz
Historical information on these and other inaugural buttons:
- Mount Vernon’s article on some of the designs.
- There is extensive information on many of the designs, including who designed them and the symbolism, from a dedicated collector at GeorgeWashingtonInauguralButto .
- A 27-page paper that updates a 1963 private printing of an exhaustive work by collector Harold Cobb.