ABIGAIL ADAMS -- 1776 Strong
• Strong woman
• Founding mother
• Women's rights advocate
• Wife of second US president (John Adams)
• Mother of sixth US president (John Quincy Adams)
• Prolific letter writer (1160 letters exchanged between Abigail and John)
• American hero
• Important figure in our AMERICA250 Women ornament series. America celebrates its semiquincentennial anniversary in 2026.
ADD-ON: Oval button showcasing Abigail Adams -- 2.75 inches high by 1.75 inches wide. Metal button.
To commemorate the women who helped shape our nation, We design and hand-make cloth ornaments -- each based on our unique drawings. Other ornaments include: Harriet Tubman, Rosie the Riveter, Wendy the Welder, Eleanor Roosevelt, Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, No Teno Quah / Grace Thorpe, Susan Ahn Cuddy, Bessie Coleman, Bessie Stringfield, Amelia Earhart, and others.
Our exclusive ABIGAIL ADAMS cloth ornament's original drawing is based on a pastel portrait painted around 1766** by Benjamin Blyth (Massachusetts Historical Society collection). Since the portrait only showed her head, we had added known clothing and artifacts that belonged to Abigail.
• Blue dress worn by Abigail shown with bodice shown in portrait
• Needlepoint sewn by Abigail for a pocket is added to dress
• Pale yellow kid slippers peek out from the skirt
• Lace fan held belonged to Abigail (National Museum of American History collection)
** 1776, the year the portrait was painted by the same year that Abigail wrote:
"...remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”
The cloth figure of ABIGAIL ADAMS is handmade with love in Maine. Each ornament is unique.
[ABIGAIL ADAMS DESIGN] Our unique design based on a 1776 portrait combined with actual clothing owned by Abigail
[ORNAMENT MATERIAL] 100% cotton muslin fabric, 100% premium polyester, hypo-allergenic fiber filling.
[ORNAMENT SPECIFICATION] The ornament is approximate 5 inches tall.
[ABIGAIL ADAMS INFORMATION BROCHURE] Package also includes an educational information brochure.
[INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE] Based on research into her life, inspirational message: STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE
[ABIGAIL ADAMS ORNAMENT - RELEASE DATE] ABIGAIL ADAMS, Founding Mother, ornament is released in 2022 in anticipation of AMERICA250 -- the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776.