• Armchair, White House Collection
    A. H. Davenport
    seats
    furniture
    furnishings
    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
    furnishings
    furniture
    clocks
    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.
  • Eagle Carving from Eagle Table, State Dining Room
    A. H. Davenport
    table
    This mahogany console table with carved eagle pedestals is one of three made by A. H. Davenport of Boston in 1902 for the State Dining Room. The design was based on an Italian console table in architect Stanford White's New York home.
  • Tambour Desk and Bookcase
    John & Thomas Seymour
    desk
    bookcase
    This mahogany tambour desk and bookcase made by John and Thomas Seymour was modeled after English designs. The desk has urn-shaped ivory keyhole escutcheons and the rich veneers and inlays characteristic of the Seymours. The desk was the gift of an anonymous donor and the White House Historical Association to the White House in 1974.
  • Side Chair and Armchair by A. H. Davenport
    A. H. Davenport
    chair
    This side chair and armchair, in the Queen Anne and William and Mary styles respectively, were designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White and executed by A. H. Davenport. Both firms were involved in the renovation of the East Room, which was updated in the larger 1902 Theodore Roosevelt renovation of the White House.
  • Tall Case Clock
    James Doull
    John & Thomas Seymour
    clock
    This tall case clock by John and Thomas Seymour of Boston is done in the Federal style and has sophisticated inlays that are characteristic of the Seymours. The clock works were possibly done by James Doull of Charlestown, Massachusetts. The clock was a gift of the White House Historical Association in 1972.
  • Mahogany Sofa Table
    John & Thomas Seymour
    table
    This mahogany and birch sofa table by John and Thomas Seymour of Boston has veneered drawers and intricate stringing. This form was uncommon in early 19th century America. The table was a gift of the White House Historical Association in 1975.
  • Mahogany Dressing Chest
    John & Thomas Seymour
    dresser
    This mahogany dressing chest was made circa 1810 by John and Thomas Seymour. The lunette inlays are characteristic of the Seymour workshop. The chest was a gift of Mrs. Bradley Randall in 1962.
  • Mahogany Work Table
    John & Thomas Seymour
    table
    This mahogany work table by John and Thomas Seymour of Boston reflects the influence of English Regency style on Boston furniture. The table was a gift of the White House Historical Association in 1972.
  • Design Drawing of Mahogany Console Table
    A. H. Davenport
    table
    This is a design drawing of a mahogany console table with carved eagle pedestals, which was one of three made by A. H. Davenport of Boston in 1902 for the State Dining Room. The design was based on an Italian console table in architect Stanford White's New York home.
  • Tambour Desk
    John & Thomas Seymour
    desk
    This mahogany lady's writing desk by John and Thomas Seymour of Boston has tambour doors inlaid with a drapery design. This is one of three rare desks with pedimented tops.
  • A. H. Davenport Console Table
    A. H. Davenport
    table
    This mahogany console table with carved eagle pedestals is the largest of three made by A. H. Davenport of Boston for the State Dining Room. The design was based on an Italian console table in architect Stanford White's New York home. The mirror above the table in this photograph is a carved and gilded English pier mirror, circa 1770-1790, and was donated in 1946.
  • Master Samuel Wharton
    Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart
    portraits
    likeness
    silhouettes
    This silhouette made of cut paper with a watercolor background is by Augustin Amant Constant Fidèle Edouart, also known as Auguste Edouart. The full-body silhouette is of a young boy, Samuel Wharton, standing in a patch of grass and holding a small rocking horse. Silhouette portraits were fashionable and readily available throughout Europe and the United States in the 1800s.
  • Washington's Tomb at Mount Vernon
    William Matthew Prior
    residence
    presidential sites & libraries
    painting
    landscapes
    Virginia
    staff
    A landscape painting by artist William Matthew Prior in the style of S.H. Brooke. This painting depicts the high hillside of Mount Vernon, President George Washington's estate in Virginia. To the left of center is the yellow and white brick tomb of President George Washington, behind the tomb is his estate, and to the right is the Potomac River. Prior was an American folk artist mostly known for portraits.
  • Unknown Female Subject
    Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart
    silhouettes
    portraits
    likeness
    watercolor
    This silhouette made of cut paper with a watercolor background is by Augustin-Amant-Constant-Fidèle Edouart, also known as Auguste Edouart. The full-body silhouette is of an unknown female subject who is wearing a cap and seated in a rocking chair holding a pair of spectacles. The walls around her include a mural and several tapestries. Silhouette portraits were fashionable and readily available throughout Europe and the United States in the 1800s.
  • Henry Clay
    Thomas Ball
    sculpture
    likeness
    Cabinet
    Congress
    This statuette is part of a pair of cast bronze representations of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster by Thomas Ball. The bronze of Henry Clay was cast in 1858 to be a companion to the existing Webster figure. Ball was an American artist and also a musician. Clay served as secretary of state under President John Quincy Adams and represented Kentucky in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, where he also served as Speaker three times.
  • Daniel Webster
    Thomas Ball
    sculpture
    likeness
    Cabinet
    Congress
    This statuette is part of a pair of cast bronze representations of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster by Thomas Ball. This representation of Daniel Webster is the fourth likeness Ball created, which include busts and a portrait. Ball was an American artist and also a musician. Webster was a highly regarded orator and served as secretary of state under three different presidents (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore). He also served in the House of Representatives and the Senate, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts.