The coffeepot, hot-water pot, cream pitcher, and vegetable dish are part of the 130-piece silver service President Andrew Jackson purchased from Baron de Tyull, the Russian minister to the United States, in 1833. The service was created by renowned Parisian silversmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais between 1809 and 1819. The wine cooler was created by Jean Baptiste-Claude Odiot and was purchased during the James Monroe administration. The wine cooler was created circa 1798 and 1809. The pitchers and wine cooler all feature the engraving, "President's House."

The coffeepot, hot-water pot, cream pitcher, and vegetable dish are part of the 130-piece silver service President Andrew Jackson purchased from Baron de Tyull, the Russian minister to the United States, in 1833. The service was created by renowned Parisian silversmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais between 1809 and 1819. The wine cooler was created by Jean Baptiste-Claude Odiot and was purchased during the James Monroe administration. The wine cooler was created circa 1798 and 1809. The pitchers and wine cooler all feature the engraving, "President's House."

The coffeepot, hot-water pot, cream pitcher, and vegetable dish are part of the 130-piece silver service President Andrew Jackson purchased from Baron de Tyull, the Russian minister to the United States, in 1833. The service was created by renowned Parisian silversmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais between 1809 and 1819. The wine cooler was created by Jean Baptiste-Claude Odiot and was purchased during the James Monroe administration. The wine cooler was created circa 1798 and 1809. The pitchers and wine cooler all feature the engraving, "President's House."

The coffeepot, hot-water pot, cream pitcher, and vegetable dish are part of the 130-piece silver service President Andrew Jackson purchased from Baron de Tyull, the Russian minister to the United States, in 1833. The service was created by renowned Parisian silversmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais between 1809 and 1819. The wine cooler was created by Jean Baptiste-Claude Odiot and was purchased during the James Monroe administration. The wine cooler was created circa 1798 and 1809. The pitchers and wine cooler all feature the engraving, "President's House."

This dessert plate is from the James Monroe state service made by Pierre-Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré of Paris, France in 1817. The pattern features an amaranth border with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture and at the center, an eagle with a shield, banner, olive branch and arrows, reminiscent of the Great Seal of the United States. Bates Littlehales photographed this plate in 1962.

This dessert plate is from the James Monroe state service made by Pierre-Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré of Paris, France in 1817. The pattern features an amaranth border with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture and at the center, an eagle with a shield, banner, olive branch and arrows, reminiscent of the Great Seal of the United States. Bates Littlehales photographed this plate in 1962.

In this photograph, taken by Robert L. Knudsen on September 21, 1961, White House Curator Lorraine Waxman Pearce (left) shows an artifact to an unidentified guest in the China Room. The White House Office of the Curator was created in 1961, after First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy recognized that the historic furniture and artwork of the White House should be preserved and managed according to museum standards. Lorraine Waxman Pierce was the first person to hold the staff position of White House Curator.

These French porcelain serving pieces, including a dessert plate, a dessert cooler, and a basket, were made at the Paris factory of Pierre Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré in 1817. The pieces were part of a state service that President James Monroe selected for the White House. The eagle emblem on the plate and cooler may have been derived from the engraved letterhead stationery of the United States consulate in Paris,c. 1818–30s. The pattern features an amaranth border, a color admired by the Bonapartes as symbolic of immortality, with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture.

This porcelain plate, depicting a monument to George Washington, was made between 1800 and 1810. Commercial wares commemorating Washington's life became especially popular after his death in 1799.

This stenciled maker's mark appeared on a French porcelain plate made by Pierre Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré in 1817. President James Monroe purchased his state dinner service from the Parisian firm.

This porcelain and gilt dinner plate was made by the Nast manufactory of Paris circa 1806. James and Dolley Madison personally purchased the porcelain service with this pattern while Madison served as Thomas Jefferson's secretary of state. The service may have been used in Washington, D.C. during Madison's presidency in the post-1814 residences and at their Virginia estate, Montpelier. It was acquired for the White House by the White House Historical Association in 1976.

This selection of gilded silver objects were made in the 18th and 19th centuries by some of the finest French and English silversmiths of the time. The pieces were part of a donation of over 1,500 silver gilt, or vermeil, objects made to the White House in 1956 by Margaret Thompson Biddle, a close friend of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. Special cabinets to house the collection were built in a ground floor room of the White House, now known as the Vermeil or Gold Room.

This stenciled mark appears on the back of a dinner plate made at the Nast porcelain factory in Paris in 1806. James Madison purchased a porcelain service from Nast during his time as secretary of state, and later used it during his presidency.

This French porcelain dessert plate was made at the Paris factory of Pierre-Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré in 1817. The plate was part of a state service that President James Monroe selected for the White House. The pattern features an amaranth border with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture and at the center, an eagle with a shield, banner, olive branch and arrows, reminiscent of the Great Seal of the United States.

This maker's mark appears on the reverse side of a porcelain dinner plate made by the French firm of Christophe Dihl and Antoine Guérhard between 1781 and 1789 and used by George and Martha Washington.

This gilt rimmed porcelain dinner plate was made by Christophe Dihl and Antoine Guérhard of Paris between 1781 and 1789. The plate was part of a porcelain service that Washington used as the state china during his presidency.

These gilded porcelain pieces, including a sauceboat, a sugarbowl, and a dinner plate, came into George and Martha Washington's possession during the late 18th century. Washington purchased the sauce boat from the former French minister, the Comte de Moustier, in 1790. Royal Porcelain Manufactory of Sevres, France, manufactured the sauce boat. The Chinese export dinner plate, featuring a blue "Fitzhugh" border and the badge of the Society of the Cincinnati, was purchased for Washington by General Henry Lee in 1786.

This photograph is of a plate from the Cincinnati Service, Chinese export porcelain that was owned by President George Washington. It features a blue "Fitzhugh" border, characterized by a central medallion surrounded by four clusters of flowers or emblems. The center of this plate includes the allegorical figure of Fame and the badge of the Society of the Cincinnati. The Society of the Cincinnati was established in 1783 by officers in the Continental Army and Washington was the organization's first president. It is the oldest, private patriotic organization in the United States. Col. Henry Lee purchased the set of china for Washington in 1786 in New York for approximately $150. The service was probably intended for breakfast and tea and originally contained over 300 pieces.