On this pretty keepsake you see Thomas Jefferson as depicted in Barry Faulkner's Declaration Mural. In his hands, Jefferson holds the Declaration of Independence as he is about to hand it over to John Hancock, then the President of the Continental Congress. While Faulkner's scene is an artistic expression, it still shows the Founders who ultimately signed the document. With Jefferson considered the primary author, this ornament will make a great addition to your tree, window, or collection.

In 1933, the chief architect of the National Archives, J. Russell Pope, recommended approval of a two-year contract to hire Barry Faulkner, a noted American muralist, to paint a mural for the Exhibit Hall in the planned Rotunda of the National Archives Building. The result was two large oil-on-canvas murals, each about 14 feet x 37 1/2 feet. One mural honors the signers of the Declaration, while the other honors those who signed the Constitution.