Official White House ChinaEvoking gatherings of royalty, diplomats, politicians and celebrities at the White House, this volume depicts more than 200 years of china and porcelains purchased for presidential entertaining. From George Washington's personal selection of French and Chinese porcelains to the gold-encrusted American china used for more recent state dinners, the book shows trends in taste and culture that reflect both personal and national aspirations. The second edition includes essays by White House curators that provide information on pieces acquired since 1975. |
Contents
FOREWORD Mamie Doud Eisenhower | 7 |
INTRODUCTION TO SECOND EDITION | 14 |
THE NATIONALISTIC PERIOD | 66 |
Copyright | |
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Abby Gunn Baker Adams American artist band Benjamin Harrison bill bowls buildings and grounds china purchased Chinese export porcelain Colonel Casey color commissioner of public Congress cream cup height cups and saucers Curator decorated dessert plates dessert service Dining Room Dinner plate diameter dinner service dishes Dolley Madison dozen Dulin & Martin eagle Executive Mansion firm fish flowers France French porcelain fruit baskets furnishings furniture fund gilt gold Harrison Haughwout HOUSE PORCELAIN SERVICE Ibid inches inventory Johnson Lady Lenox China letter Limoges listed March mark McKinley Mount Vernon NA-MTA National Archives Office overall width oyster plates Philadelphia pieces platter President's House presidential china public buildings Sauce Boats service plates Smithsonian Institution soup plates submitted Theodore Davis Theodore Haviland Theodore Roosevelt Thomas Claxton Tiffany Tiffany & Co Tobias Lear tureen United voucher ware Washington Wedgwood White House china WHITE HOUSE PORCELAIN William Wilson