This porcelain cup was made by the Royal Saxon Porcelain Manufactory of Meissen, Germany, circa 1800, soon after George Washington's death. The manufacturer based the likeness on this cup after a portrait of Washington painted by American artist Charles Willson Peale.

This porcelain salt cellar with a blue onion pattern was made in Meissen, Germany, in the early 19th century and acquired by John Quincy Adams and his wife Louisa Catherine Adams while they lived in Europe. Prior to his presidency, Adams served as the minister to the Netherlands, Russia, and Great Britain.