Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)
Main Building
Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)
Main Building
Porcelains acquired for the White House during the Grant administration and for the family’s personal use at that time exemplify the continued American preference for French products, and, more specifically, for those of the French-American firm Haviland and Company at Limoges.
White House employees recalled that the “rose band dinner set” was used by President Grant and his family for less formal occasions, especially breakfast.
Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)
Titles: | Cup |
Date: | 1870 |
Artists: | Made by Haviland & Co., Limoges, France (1842–present) Retailed by J. W. Boteler and Brother, Washington, D.C. (1867–1881) |
Medium: | Porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration |
Dimensions: | 2 3/16 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 inches (5.6 × 10.8 × 8.9 cm) |
Classification: | Containers |
Credit Line: | Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2006 |
Accession Number: | 2006-3-131 |
Geography: | Made in Limoges, France, Europe |
Context: | Period: Victorian Reign: Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877) |
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Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)
Main Building