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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Valentine’s Day Gifts with a Historic Twist

Looking for fresh ideas for your Valentine? How about a gift with a historic twist from a great American historic site? We’ve discovered a few out-of-the-ordinary ideas from Gozaic partners’ museum shops.

If you are seeking a Valentine's gift with a twist, try these beautiful martini glasses. Each is skillfully handblown by the Liberty Craftworks artisans in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, and available through the Henry Ford Online Store.

This blown-glass, one-of-a-kind, limited-edition red bird was created by Oiva Toikka, expressly for Fallingwater in Mill Run Pennsylvania. During Toikka's visit, he was inspired by the local scarlet tanager and made this piece exclusively for Fallingwater. Each bird is signed, dated and numbered.

Take your Valentine on a romantic picnic. These picnic accessories from Monticello in Charlottesville are sure to impress. Selection includes a cheese board with tools, cooler tote, wine caddy and more.

Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, offers a beautiful necklace with two full strands of rosy pink pearls, enhanced with a removable handcrafted sterling silver slide. To make this gift truly personal, engrave her monogram or initial on the disc.

Your sweetheart will love these delicate heart, drop earrings from Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, Massachusetts.

George Washington signature bow ties are 100 percent silk and feature George Washington's distinctive "G Washington" signature. These ties are designed especially for George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

If your Valentine has a love for Elvis, visit the online Elvis gift shop from Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. “I heart Elvis” items range from pajama bottoms and T-shirts to coffee mugs, a rhinestone clutch purse and much more.

Youngsters will love these cuddly California bears from the Benicia Historical Museum in Benicia, California. They are available in two sizes, 15-inch and a small six-inch bear that roars.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Photos courtesy of (top to bottom): Greenfield Village; Fallingwater; Colonial Williamsburg; Mount Vernon; Graceland; Benicia Historical Museum

1 comments:

  1. A great addition to this list is the Gift of A Modern Experience offered by the Philip Johnson Glass House. The Glass House has joined with the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York to create the perfect Valentine's gift package.

    The package includes a private tour of the Philip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut followed by dinner at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York City.

    Guests will enjoy a two-hour tour designed to provide an in-depth, detailed view of the Glass House site including access to five Johnson-designed structures, a collection of contemporary art and expansive views of the 47-acre landscape.

    Following the tour, guests will travel (independently) to the Four Seasons Restaurant to indulge in a three-course dinner paired with champagne and wines selected by managing partners Alex von Bidder and Julian Niccolini. Designed by architect Philip Johnson, the restaurant celebrates the ultimate in Modernism featuring furnishings created by Charles Eames, Mies van der Rohe, Eero Saarinen, Garth and Ada Louise Huxtable, and modern art masterpieces by Frank Stella and Robert Rauschenberg.

    Package price: $400 per person

    For reservations, contact Meri Erickson at 203.594.9884 x5 or meri_erickson@nthp.org

    Note: offer based on availability, tax and gratuity included, travel between New Canaan and New York City not included
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