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.

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.

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.

This photograph of White House curator Lorraine Waxman Pearce was taken by Robert L. Knudsen on September 21, 1961, during the John F. Kennedy. In the photograph, the curator shows a porcelain plate once owned by President John Adams to a visitor in the China Room. The China Room is located on the Ground Floor of the White House and has been used to display ceramics, glass, and other decorative arts since 1917. The pieces on display are a collection of items used in the White House by first families, including state china services commissioned during a presidency.

This is a tea box lined with French woodblock wallpaper. The box is believed to have been made in China circa 1811 while the wallpaper lining it is believed to be one of the only surviving artifacts from the pre-1814 President's House. First Lady Dolley Madison reportedly gave the wallpaper as a gift to Mary Latrobe, her friend and wife of architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. The inscription written on the wallpaper reads: "Paper upon the Drawing Room of the President's House in Mr. Madison's time. Given to my mother by Mrs. Madison." This was written by the Latrobes' daughter, Julia. The tea box was returned to the White House as a gift from the White House Historical Association in 1971. The wallpaper in the box is by Jacquemart de Benard from circa 1809 to 1811.

This is a tea box lined with French woodblock wallpaper. The box is believed to have been made in China circa 1811 while the wallpaper lining it is believed to be one of the only surviving artifacts from the pre-1814 President's House. First Lady Dolley Madison reportedly gave the wallpaper as a gift to Mary Latrobe, her friend and wife of architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. The inscription written on the wallpaper reads: "Paper upon the Drawing Room of the President's House in Mr. Madison's time. Given to my mother by Mrs. Madison." This was written by the Latrobes' daughter, Julia. The tea box was returned to the White House as a gift from the White House Historical Association in 1971. The wallpaper in the box is by Jacquemart de Benard from circa 1809 to 1811.

This close up is of the inscription written on a woodblock wallpaper tea box, which is one of the only surviving artifacts from the pre-1814 President's House. First Lady Dolley Madison gave this as a gift to Mary Latrobe, her friend and wife of architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe. The inscription written on the wallpaper reads: "Paper upon the Drawing Room of the President's House in Mr. Madison's time. Given to my mother by Mrs. Madison." This was written by the Latrobes' daughter, Julia. The tea box was returned to the White House as a gift from the White House Historical Association in 1971.

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 colored glassware, including a decanter, a glass, and a finger bowl, was likely made in England between 1820 and 1840. The glass and finger bowl were owned by President James Polk and First Lady Sarah Childress Polk. The decanter was given to the White House as a gift in 1907 by a woman whose mother purchased it at a White House sale in the 19th century.

This silver soup tureen was created by renowned Paris silversmith Jacques-Henri Fauconnier circa 1817, during James Monroe's administration. Classical musicians appear in relief on the border of the tureen, and an eagle finial perches atop its cover.

These French porcelain serving pieces, including a compote, a footed bowl, 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 pattern features an amaranth border with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture.

This maker's mark appears on a French porcelain soup tureen made by the Nast porcelain factory of 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 cut and engraved glass decanter was made by the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania company Bakewell, Page and Bakewell and presented to President James Madison in 1816. The decanter features an eagle design inspired by the Great Seal, with the bird holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons, and bears an "M" monogram for Madison.

This silver soup tureen was made by Parisian silversmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais between 1809 and 1819. The tureen was one of 130 silver pieces President Andrew Jackson purchased from Baron de Tuyll, the Russian minister to the United States, in 1833. Engraving "President's House," the original name for the White House, on the side of White House silver became a longstanding tradition.

This traveling liquor set with four decanters was likely made by Bakewell, Page and Bakewell between 1815 and 1835. Andrew Jackson gave the set to a friend sometime before 1845.

This Chinese export pitcher, featuring a patriotic motif and the United States motto E Pluribus Unum, was made in the early 19th century. It was displayed in the White House Green Room. The photograph was taken by Joseph Scherschel of the National Geographic Service.

These silver pieces, including a sauceboat, mustard stand, cruet stand, vegetable dish, and another stand, were made by Parisian silversmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais between 1809 and 1819. They were part of a 130-piece silver service that President Andrew Jackson purchased from the estate of Baron de Tuyll, the Russian minister to the United States, in 1833.

This silver gravy boat and tray was made by British silversmith Paul Storr circa 1810, when James Madison held office.

This image shows the detail of a silver soup tureen made by renowned Paris silversmith Jacques-Henri Fauconnier circa 1817, during James Monroe's administration. In addition to showing the eagle handle at the top, this view provides details of the side decorations of the tureen which features classical Greek figures, including musicians playing instruments, and griffins surrounding a platter.

This silver coffee service, including two coffeepots and a cream jug, was made by French silversmith Martin-Guillaume Biennais between 1809 and 1819. The coffee service was part of a 130 piece silver service that President Andrew Jackson purchased from Baron de Tuyll, the Russian minister to the White House, in 1833. Designed in the shape of ancient amphorae, or vessels, the service is engraved with the words "President's House" and features ivory handles.

This porcelain and gilt dessert cooler was made by the Nast manufactory of Paris in 1806. James and Dolley Madison purchased a porcelain service with this pattern when Madison served as Thomas Jefferson's secretary of state, and later used it in Washington, D.C. during Madison's presidency, and at their Virginia estate, Montpelier.

This gilded silver water ewer was made by British silversmith Richard Sibley between 1817 and 1818. The neoclassical ewer was one of over 1,500 silver gilt, or vermeil, objects donated 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. Two of these pitchers were included in the collection. This one features a male figure with a fish tail in place of legs on the top.

This hand-painted porcelain pitcher was made by Tucker & Hulme in 1828. Andrew Jackson, who became president in 1829, patronized the Philadelphia factory.

This porcelain and gilt relief set, including a dessert cooler and a soup tureen, was made by the Nast factory of Paris circa 1806. James and Dolley Madison purchased the cooler and tureen when Madison served as Thomas Jefferson's secretary of state, and later used them in Washington, D.C. during Madison's presidency, and at their Virginia estate, Montpelier. Both were reacquired 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.