• Black Cloth Composite
    White House Historical Association
    north view
    funerals
    WHHA
    State Floor
    North Portico
    East Room
    White House Collection
    This composite is made of fashion plates showing mourning wear, an illustration of the President Abraham's Lincoln lying in state in the East Room of the White House, and the North Portico draped in black cloth in mourning for President James Garfield. The image was used for the digital exhibit called "Black Cloth: Mourning Dress and Drapery at the White House." It may only be used for press and publicity purposes related to the exhibit. All other uses must be approved by the White House Historical Association in writing.
  • Robert Redford Visits West Wing Staff
    Bruce Dale
    staff
    White House Guests
    West Wing
    staff of FLOTUS and POTUS
    This photograph of members of the West Wing staff meeting with actor Robert Redford was taken on March 6, 1975 by Bruce Dale during the administration of Gerald R. Ford. The group met with the actor in an office in the West Wing. President Ford's daughter, Susan Ford, and press secretary Ron Nessen were also on hand for the meeting.
  • Glass Locket with Jefferson Hair, White House Collection
    Fossin et Fils
    jewelry
    fashion
    clothing & accessories
    White House Collection
    This glass locket containing the hair of President Thomas Jefferson and his daughter Martha was acquired for the White House Collection in 1975 during the Gerald R. Ford presidency. The locket is attributed to Fossin et Fils, a prestigious Paris jewelry company that provided goods to King Louis-Philippe of France (1830–1848) as well as other European heads of state, and was produced circa 1825 to 1868.
  • Punch Bowl, White House Collection
    Tiffany and Company
    silver
    serveware
    containers
    White House Collection
    This punch bowl was created by Tiffany and Company in 1874. The punch bowl features an intricate and realistic design of pine needles with eagle's heads and talons around the brim of the bowl. The design of the punch bowl is attributed to James H. Whitehouse and Eugene Soligny is attributed with the modeling and chasing. An "M" stamp at the bottom of the bowl indicates the bowl was made under the leadership of Edward C. Moore during his tenure at Tiffany and Company. This piece was donated to the White House Collection in 2005 during the George W. Bush administration.
  • Bergère (Enclosed Armchair), White House Collection
    Pierre-Antoine Bellange
    seats
    furniture
    furnishings
    State Floor
    Blue Room
    White House Collection
    This bergère by Pierre-Antoine Bellangé of Paris is part of a 53-piece gilded beechwood suite ordered for the Oval Room (later called the Blue Room) by President James Monroe in 1817. A bergère is an armchair with upholstered and enclosed sides. The bergère is one of two made for the president and first lady. The bergère was photographed by Bruce White in the Blue Room of the White House.
  • French Empire Pier Table, White House Collection
    Pierre-Antoine Bellange
    tables
    furniture
    furnishings
    White House Collection
    This carved and gilded beechwood pier table is of the French Empire style and was manufactured by Pierre-Antoine Bellange of Paris. This table is the only piece of the 53-piece Bellange suite purchased by President James Monroe that has always remained in the White House.
  • Clinton Anniversary Service, White House Collection
    Lenox China
    tableware
    State Service
    dishes
    drinking cups
    White House Collection
    200th Anniversary of the White House
    This selection of the 200th anniversary china was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton selected a state service with this design to celebrate the White House's 200th anniversary in 2000. Features in the photo from left to right across the back are a dessert plate, dinner plate, service late, fish plate and a salad plate. In front left to right are a cream soup cup and saucer, a teacup and its accompanying saucer.
  • Tapered Work Table (Opened), White House Collection
    Duncan Phyfe
    furniture
    furnishings
    case goods
    White House Collection
    This tapered form work table is one of only four known nearly identical tables (a second is also present in the White House). Here it is shown with all its drawers and compartments open. Its form and complexity attribute the work to Duncan Phyfe of New York. This desk was made for a variety of tasks including: writing, sewing, or miniature painting. Phyfe was born in Scotland and emigrated to New York in 1784. He became one of the premiere cabinet makers in the United States during the first half of the 19th century, known for blending the previous English Neoclassical and Regency styles together in a distinctive way. Phyfe benefited from his location in New York City on Fulton Street, where he was able to ship his furniture out to the southern States and the rich cotton magnates there, as well as to international ports. The table was a gift of the Richard King Mellon Foundation to the White House in 1971.
  • Armchair, White House Collection
    A. H. Davenport
    seats
    furniture
    furnishings
    White House Collection
    This scrolled-back armchair was created by A. H. Davenport in 1902 during the Theodore Roosevelt administration. The armchair is one of six chairs ordered for the Green Room of the White House. The seats and backs were upholstered in tapestry fabric, making them the most expensive type of armchairs in the Green Room. The chairs were originally painted white but were later gilded in the 1930s.
  • Tall Case Clock, White House Collection
    E. Howard Watch and Clock Company
    furniture
    furnishings
    clocks
    White House Collection
    This tall case clock by E. Howard Watch and Clock Company of Boston, Massachusetts was purchased for the White House in 1882 during the Chester A. Arthur administration. The clock was originally placed in the Cross Hall on the State Floor of the White House, where it remained until the 1930s when it was moved around to a number of rooms on the Ground Floor until 2003. President Arthur added a number of furnishings to the White House during his time office, though this clock was one of the few items to survive the 1902 White House renovation.
  • Sugar Bowl, Hot Water Urn, and Kettle on Stand, White House Collection
    Wood & Hughes
    silver
    serveware
    containers
    White House Collection
    This silver sugar bowl, hot water urn, and kettle on a stand were part of a 12-piece service made for President Millard Fillmore and his wife, First Lady Abigail Fillmore, by the renowned New York firm Wood & Hughes. They purchased the service, which is engraved with their names, circa 1858, after Fillmore left office. Mrs. Fillmore used the proceeds from the sale of a horse and carriage in 1850 to purchase the set. The urn was acquired for the White House by the White House Historical Association in 1973.
  • James K. Polk State Service, White House Collection
    Edouard D. Honoré
    tableware
    State Service
    White House Collection
    serveware
    These French porcelain serving pieces, including a dinner dish, vegetable dish, soup plate, dessert stand, fruit basket, and dessert plate, were made for the White House by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris in 1846. President James K. Polk ordered this pattern for the state service. The pieces feature gilded rims molded in a scroll design and light green details, as well as a version of the shield from the Great Seal of the United States, although this one contains stars in the chief which are not present on the Great Seal or Presidential Seal, and the scroll containing the motto "E Pluribus Unum." The dessert plates also included a large, hand-painted flower.
  • Wine Cooler, White House Collection
    Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot
    silver
    serveware
    containers
    White House Collection
    This silver wine cooler was made by French silversmith Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot between 1798 and 1809. James Monroe, who served as president from 1817 to 1825, owned the wine cooler, and later sold it to the government for use at the White House. The wine cooler is engraved with the words "President's House" and features sculptural elements, a hallmark of Odiot's work.
  • Monroe Plateau in the State Dining Room, White House Collection
    Denière et Matelin
    furniture
    furnishings
    centerpieces
    State Floor
    State Dining Room
    White House Collection
    This gilded bronze and mirrored plateau or centerpiece was made by the Parisian firm Denière et Matelin circa 1817, during James Monroe's presidency. Elements of the plateau may have been based on designs by the famed French architects Charles Percier and Pierre Fontaine, who completed many commissions for Napoleon. Visitors marveled over the elegant piece, shown here in the White House State Dining Room.
  • Medicine Chest (Open), White House Collection
    Unknown
    furnishings
    containers
    White House Collection
    This walnut, brass, and ivory medicine chest was taken from the White House during the fire of August 24, 1814 and given to President Franklin D. Roosevelt by a descendant of Thomas Kains, a British naval officer who was part of the party that burned the White House down during the Invasion of Washington during the War of 1812. Bruce White photographed the medicine chest opened in 2023. To see the chest closed, see asset ID 1137880.
  • Medicine Chest (Closed), White House Collection
    Unknown
    furnishings
    containers
    White House Collection
    This walnut, brass, and ivory medicine chest was taken from the White House during the fire of August 24, 1814 and given to President Franklin D. Roosevelt by a descendant of Thomas Kains, a British naval officer who was part of the party that burned the White House down during the Invasion of Washington during the War of 1812. Bruce White photographed the medicine chest closed in 2023. To see the chest opened, see asset ID 1137879.
  • Alan Muraoka and Sesame Street Friends at the 2023 Easter Egg Roll
    Matthew D'Agostino
    holidays
    White House Guests
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
    In this photograph by Matthew D'Agostino, actor Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street reads a book to characters Elmo and Rosita in the reading nook. The reading nook, temporarily located in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, was a part of the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023. The theme for the 2023 Easter Egg Roll, which was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, was a return of "EGGucation," which Dr. Biden also selected in 2022. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among other educational activities. Muraoka read the Sesame Street-based book, "The Great Easter Race" to a group of children gathered.
  • Alan Muraoka and Sesame Street Friends at the 2023 Easter Egg Roll
    Matthew D'Agostino
    holidays
    White House Guests
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
    In this photograph by Matthew D'Agostino, actor Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street reads a book to characters Elmo and Rosita in the reading nook. The reading nook, temporarily located in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, was a part of the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023. The theme for the 2023 Easter Egg Roll, which was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, was a return of "EGGucation," which Dr. Biden also selected in 2022. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among other educational activities. Muraoka read the Sesame Street-based book, "The Great Easter Race" to a group of children gathered.
  • Alan Muraoka and Sesame Street Friends at the 2023 Easter Egg Roll
    Matthew D'Agostino
    holidays
    White House Guests
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
    In this photograph by Matthew D'Agostino, actor Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street reads a book to characters Elmo and Rosita in the reading nook. The reading nook, temporarily located in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, was a part of the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023. The theme for the 2023 Easter Egg Roll, which was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, was a return of "EGGucation," which Dr. Biden also selected in 2022. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among other educational activities. Muraoka read the Sesame Street-based book, "The Great Easter Race" to a group of children gathered.
  • Alan Muraoka and Sesame Street Friends at the 2023 Easter Egg Roll
    Matthew D'Agostino
    holidays
    White House Guests
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
    In this photograph by Matthew D'Agostino, actor Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street reads a book to characters Elmo and Rosita in the reading nook. The reading nook, temporarily located in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, was a part of the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023. The theme for the 2023 Easter Egg Roll, which was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, was a return of "EGGucation," which Dr. Biden also selected in 2022. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among other educational activities. Muraoka read the Sesame Street-based book, "The Great Easter Race" to a group of children gathered.
  • Alan Muraoka and Sesame Street Friends at the 2023 Easter Egg Roll
    Matthew D'Agostino
    holidays
    White House Guests
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
    In this photograph by Matthew D'Agostino, actor Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street reads a book to characters Elmo and Rosita in the reading nook. The reading nook, temporarily located in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, was a part of the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023. The theme for the 2023 Easter Egg Roll, which was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, was a return of "EGGucation," which Dr. Biden also selected in 2022. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among other educational activities. Muraoka read the Sesame Street-based book, "The Great Easter Race" to a group of children gathered.
  • Alan Muraoka and Sesame Street Friends at the 2023 Easter Egg Roll
    Matthew D'Agostino
    holidays
    White House Guests
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
    In this photograph by Matthew D'Agostino, actor Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street reads a book to characters Elmo and Rosita in the reading nook. The reading nook, temporarily located in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, was a part of the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023. The theme for the 2023 Easter Egg Roll, which was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, was a return of "EGGucation," which Dr. Biden also selected in 2022. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among other educational activities. Muraoka read the Sesame Street-based book, "The Great Easter Race" to a group of children gathered.
  • Alan Muraoka and Sesame Street Friends at the 2023 Easter Egg Roll
    Matthew D'Agostino
    holidays
    White House Guests
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
    In this photograph by Matthew D'Agostino, actor Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street joins guests gathered in the reading nook. The reading nook, temporarily located in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, was a part of the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023. The theme for the 2023 Easter Egg Roll, which was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, was a return of "EGGucation," which Dr. Biden also selected in 2022. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among other educational activities. Muraoka read the Sesame Street-based book, "The Great Easter Race" to the group of children gathered as well as characters Elmo and Rosita from the show.
  • Alan Muraoka and Sesame Street Friends at the 2023 Easter Egg Roll
    Matthew D'Agostino
    holidays
    White House Guests
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
    In this photograph by Matthew D'Agostino, actor Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street joins guests gathered in the reading nook. The reading nook, temporarily located in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, was a part of the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023. The theme for the 2023 Easter Egg Roll, which was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, was a return of "EGGucation," which Dr. Biden also selected in 2022. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among other educational activities. Muraoka read the Sesame Street-based book, "The Great Easter Race" to the group of children gathered as well as characters Elmo and Rosita (not pictured) from the show.
  • Alan Muraoka and Sesame Street Friends at the 2023 Easter Egg Roll
    Matthew D'Agostino
    holidays
    White House Guests
    South Grounds
    Easter Egg Roll
    Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
    In this photograph by Matthew D'Agostino, actor Alan Muraoka from Sesame Street joins guests gathered in the reading nook. The reading nook, temporarily located in the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, was a part of the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 10, 2023. The theme for the 2023 Easter Egg Roll, which was hosted by President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, was a return of "EGGucation," which Dr. Biden also selected in 2022. Activities at the annual celebration included the traditional Easter egg roll and egg hunt, special guest readers in the reading nook, costumed characters, food, and arts and crafts, among other educational activities. Muraoka read the Sesame Street-based book, "The Great Easter Race" to the group of children gathered as well as characters Elmo and Rosita (not pictured) from the show.