Shopping for someone truly elegant? Or perhaps someone who throws grand dinner parties? A true hostess? You can’t go wrong with this stunning Lily Candlestick. Designed by sculptor Ivar Alenius Bjork for the World’s Fair in 1939, this reproduction by Skultuna is as eloquent as the original. The high polished brass will shine gracefully in your giftee’s home.

Perhaps your gift recipient lives far away, and you’d wish you stayed in touch more? Give them an everlasting bouquet of flowers in these botanical postcards featuring Emily Cole (1843-1913)’s work. She was an artist from Catskill, New York, who made a name for herself as a painter of botanicals on paper and porcelain.

Know someone who loves presidential history? You can’t go wrong with the annual Official White House Christmas Ornament from the White House Historical Association. This year’s ornament honors President Jimmy Carter. Made from solid brass, finished in 24-karat gold, the design highlights historic moments from his life and presidency. For instance, the anchor shape represents Carter’s service in the United States Navy while the peace doves are symbolic of his work for peace in the Middle East.

If you’re shopping for someone who loves the arts, you need this ornament. Andrew Wyeth, one of America’s best-known twentieth-century artists, painted many of his most important works of art in his Chadds Ford studio. The studio, a re-purposed schoolhouse originally built in 1875, served as the artist’s principal Pennsylvania workplace from 1940 to 2008. Thousands of paintings and drawings were created there, inspired by the people, architecture and landscapes of Chadds Ford. This ornament is brand new, and it has been custom designed exclusively for the Brandywine Museum of Art.

This golden dove pin created by Janet Mavec for Madoo has a remarkable resemblance to the dove that Robert Dash drew as the logo for Madoo. And, of course, Madoo translates to “My Dove” in Old Scots. Perfect as a tie tack or lapel pin or buy several to create a flock! The pin also comes with a poem Dash wrote about the imaginary little bird.

Transport your giftee to the past via these architecturally inspired candles. Choose from four different styles: Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Georgian. With a burn time of 55 hours, these candles transmit a dynamic blend of history and nostalgia with their unique scents.

Looking for something the entire family can do while stuck inside during cold, wintery nights? This charming 500-piece jigsaw puzzle depicting “Home for Christmas” (Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas) is available exclusively from the Norman Rockwell Museum store. Norman Rockwell's painting has come to symbolize Christmas in New England, just as Rockwell intended in 1967. Rockwell wanted the editors at McCall's to identify the scene as Stockbridge in the text—and they did. Hopefully, your giftees will have feelings of cheer when completing this inviting streetscape.

Tom Huber, a local woodturner, makes items out of boxwood, sycamore, red oak, osage, and ash wood harvested from the grounds of Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House. Huber has been a woodturner since 1995 and crafts pens, bowls, platters, boxes, kitchen items, sewing accessories, and jewelry from discarded wood. Gifting one of these will be like giving a piece of history. These items are not available online. To purchase call 703-780-4000.

Searching for the right gift for a lover of historic house museums? This book written by the President Woodrow Wilson House’s Executive Director, Elizabeth A. Karcher, unfolds a meticulously researched narrative that explores the house’s evolution from private resident to dynamic cultural institution.

American artist Gari Melchers was a figure painter and portraitist is known for painting everyday lives (and specifically women’s lives). Today you can purchase a series of giclée prints of his work, including “The Crimson Rambler,” “Hudson River,” “Morning Haze, and “The Nativity,” which was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1891 to critical acclaim.

Perfect for sipping hot chocolate in front of a blazing fire on a frosty evening. This 15-ounce mug features the Temple, the Montpelier House, and the South Yard surrounded by snow. It’s great for that person on your list that appreciates history and warm beverages.

Olana Black Currant Tea offers a delightful blend of rich black tea and sweet, tangy currants. The stylish box adds a touch of sophistication, making it a perfect gift this holiday season. This tea can be enjoyed hot or iced and suits a variety of preferences, so it appeals to both tea aficionados and casual drinkers alike. Gifting Olana black currant tea is a thoughtful way to share a cozy experience with loved ones!

If you’re looking for the perfect gift for an art lover, consider a t-shirt or sweatshirt featuring the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture logo. This iconic art school was formed in 1963 by a group of students and their teacher, Mercedes Matter. They were frustrated with the current state of art education and set out to create a new school that committed to the daily continuity of study through work in the studio. It is also the site of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s original location.

Although Daniel Chester French is known as a sculptor of heroic public monuments that dominate public spaces in America, he was equally adept at working in a smaller scale, creating domestic sculptures filled with warmth and humor. This charming pair of embracing owls was first made in 1871. Match Making was first mass-produced in parianware, a form of porcelain that is poured into a mold and resembles marble. These reproduced owls are from a mold that was sold to a Boston firm that added elements such as a cup for holding matches.

These stemless wine glasses feature an etching of Charles Demuth’s "Dove," a contour sketch that Demuth etched onto a window pane at Sunnyside Farm in Gap, Pennsylvania. Owned by Isaac and Helene Stauffer, it was tradition for guests of Sunnyside to sign one's name by engraving it onto a window pane. In addition to his name and the date (November 24, 1928), Demuth etched a dove with his diamond ring.

If you’re shopping for someone who is fashionable and always has the rarest finds, you need these unique choker necklace. Created from sassafras, maple, red oak, walnut, and brass by Rainy Lehrman. Lehrman is an artist, educator, fabricator and facilitator based in Brooklyn, New York. Her handmade bent wood accessories echo the flowing lines and warm tones of a visit to Esherick’s Studio.

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