The Six Pointed Star

The 2021 Mt. Vernon Christmas ornament features the six pointed star found on Washington’s Commander in Chief Standard or Headquarters Flag. The original silk flag, on display at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, is faded from a much darker blue and one of the earliest flags containing thirteen stars symbolizing the thirteen colonies. It indicated Washington’s position on the battlefield or his tent in an encampment. Interestingly, the ornament has twelve instead of thirteen stars. I wonder if they represent the twelve days of Christmas (since George and Martha Washington married on Twelfth Night or January 6)? 

From: Flagline.com