Artists: Camilla Engman and Karin Eriksson / Source: Flickr
Friday, January 30, 2009
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Magnolia Residence China
Provenance: Inspired by the trees on the White House lawn. Designed in Virginia by Anna Weatherley and hand painted in Hungary.
75 place settings made by Pickard China of Antioch, Ill.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
George W. Bush State China
Provenance: The porcelain place setting service features a green basket weave border based on a French dinner service believed to have been owned by James and Dolley Madison. The dessert plates replicate a laurel wreath found on the Madisons' Parisian c.1799-1805 dinner plates. The serving plates and the rim of other pieces also feature an eagle emblem inspired by an American Bald Eagle inlay found on the center drawer of the Massachusetts sideboard, believed to have been owned by Daniel Webster.
320 14-piece place settings, made by Lenox Inc.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
2009 Inaugural Luncheon China
Source: Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
From the site: The first course will be served on replicas of the china from the Lincoln Presidency, which was selected by Mary Todd Lincoln at the beginning of her husband's term in office. The china features the American bald eagle standing above the U. S. Coat of Arms, surrounded by a wide border of "solferino," a purple-red hue popular among the fashionable hosts of the day.
(More on the history of the town of Solferino)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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