Have you ordered your 2025 Virginia Capitol Ornaments?
The Bust of Thomas Jefferson
The bust of Thomas Jefferson was created by Attilio Piccirilli, who based his work on an original bust sculpted from life by Houdon in 1789, during Jefferson’s tenure as America’s Minister to France. Funding for the Jefferson bust was provided by a group of French admirers led by Chairman Jean Tillier.
In his address, Mr. Davis highlighted Jefferson’s diverse interests and achievements, describing them as evidence of his “far-ranging interest in human affairs.” Davis praised Jefferson as someone who “was always and everywhere a builder,” and concluded that “without the pen of Jefferson,” the American nation “might not have found its soul.”
You can download this order form and mail it back to VCF with your payment or order online.
The Virginia Capitol Foundation has realigned its ornaments into two lines. The Legacy Line which includes The Capitol (2012), Bell Tower (2013), Executive Mansion (2014), Equestrian Statue (2015), Capitol Dome (2019), George Washington Houdon Statue (2024) and the Bust of Thomas Jefferson (2025) represents iconic structures and features of Capitol Square. These ornaments will increase in price to $27 and will kept in stock.
The other ornaments in our collection will be in the Annual Line. They will be reduced in price to $23. These ornaments represent special occasions (the opening of the new General Assembly Building 2023), an anniversary (Capitol Police 2018), or a special moment (Christmas at the Capitol 2022). They will be not be re-ordered when they have sold out.
To kick off the new pricing, you can purchase three Annual Line ornaments for $50.
Order now and be ready for holiday giving!
The official Virginia State Capitol Ornaments are a series of annual collectible ornaments, featuring the historic treasures of Capitol Square. Finished in a brilliant 24k gold, made in the USA (with selected ornaments made exclusively in Virginia), and presented in a handsome gift box, the ornaments are a perfect gift. All proceeds support the Virginia Capitol Foundation’s mission to support the restoration, preservation, and interpretation of the Virginia Capitol, Capitol Square, and Executive Mansion.
The Series
The First Annual Ornament, introduced in 2012, features the Jefferson-designed Capitol, and subsequent ornaments include: the historic Bell Tower (2013), the historic Executive Mansion (2014), the George Washington Equestrian Monument (2015), a commemorative tribute to Thomas Jefferson, Architect of Liberty (2016), “The Fountain at Monument Walk” (2017), Capitol Police 400th Anniversary (2018), Capitol Dome 400th Anniversary of Representative Government (2019), the historic Old City Hall (2020) the Virginia Constitution (2021), Christmas at the Executive Mansion (2022), The General Assembly Building (2023) and the George Washington Houdon Statue (2024) of these ornaments is available for sale, along with the latest ornament.
