This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.

This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.

This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.

This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.

This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.

This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.

This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.

This photograph is of the maker's mark of Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey printed on the 200th anniversary china. 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.

This maker's mark appeared on the reverse side of china made for the White House by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, and purchased from the New York City firm of William H. Plummer & Company in 1934, during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.

This porcelain dinner plate was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1918, during Woodrow Wilson's administration. Wilson's state china service was the first made for the White House in the United States. The service features a cobalt border with a heavy gilt rim and a second row of gilt stars and stripes, as well as a version of the Seal in raised 24-carat gold. Presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover later reordered the pattern.

These porcelain serving pieces, including a service plate, an entrée plate, and a ramekin, were made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1918, during Woodrow Wilson's administration. Wilson's state china service was the first made for the White House in the United States. The service features gilt stars and stripes borders and the presidential arms. Presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover later reordered the pattern.

These porcelain pieces, including a bouillon cup, an entrée plate, a ramekin, and an after-dinner coffee cup, were made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1934. The pieces were part of a state dinner service that President Franklin D. Roosevelt purchased for the White House. It features a narrow blue rim and gilt stars representing the states in the Union, as well as a band of gilt roses and plumes and the presidential seal. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt chose the rose and plume scroll because it recalled the Roosevelt family crest.

These items were used by President Warren G. Harding and First Lady Florence Harding during their time in the White House between 1921 and 1923. The glassware, which features a gold dragon pattern, was a gift to Mrs. Harding from the Central Glass Works of Wheeling, West Virginia. The dessert plate was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey.

This photograph shows the mark that appears a porcelain service plate made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1939. Lenox made the service for the New York World's Fair. It was transferred to the White House in 1940, during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.

These porcelain serving pieces, including a cocktail cup, a ramekin, an oatmeal bowl, and an after-dinner coffee cup, were made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1918, during Woodrow Wilson's administration. Wilson's state china service was the first made for the White House in the United States. The service features gilt stars and stripes borders and a version of the Seal of the President. Presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover later reordered the pattern.

This porcelain service plate was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1951, during Harry Truman's administration. Truman's state china service featured a celadon-green border, a heavy gold rim, and the presidential arms, which Truman standardized in 1945. The green border matched the State Dining Room, recently repainted during a major White House renovation.

This mark appears on the reverse side of a china service made for the White House by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, and purchased through B. Altman & Co. in 1951, during the Truman administration.

These porcelain serving pieces, including a service plate, a soup plate, and a bouillon cup and saucer, were made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1951, during Harry Truman's administration. Truman's state china service featured a heavy gold rim, the presidential arms, and celadon green details to match the newly painted White House State Dining Room.

This tea and coffee set, featuring a coffeepot, a sugarbowl, and a teapot, was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1911. The silver overlay is engraved with a "T" and the years 1886-1911. A guest at President William H. Taft and First Lady Helen Taft's 25th wedding anniversary garden party presented the set to the first couple as a gift commemorating the occasion.

These porcelain pieces, including a bouillon cup, an entrée plate, and an after-dinner coffee cup, were made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1951, during Harry Truman's administration. Truman's state china service featured celadon-green and gold borders and the presidential arms, which Truman standardized in 1945. The green border matched the State Dining Room, recently repainted during a major White House renovation.

This porcelain service plate was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, for the 1939 New York World's Fair and then transmitted to the White House during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration. The plate, featuring 48 gilt stars representing the number of states at the time and a version of the Great Seal of the United States, appeared at the Fair's United States Federal Building, which housed exhibits about the federal government's services to the public.

This mark appears on the reverse side of a china service made for the White House by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, and ordered from Dulin & Martin Company of Washington, D.C. in 1918, during Woodrow Wilson's administration.

These porcelain serving pieces were part of a state dinner service made for the White House by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1981, during Ronald Reagan's administration. The pieces shown here include service plate, a lunch plate, and a tea cup and saucer. The Reagan service featured a wide red border with a gilt rim and crosshatch pattern and a raised gold Presidential Seal.

This mark appears on that state dinner service made for the White House by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey in 1981, during the Ronald Reagan administration.

This porcelain dinner plate was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey, in 1934, during Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency. The plate, part of a state dinner service, features a narrow blue rim and gilt stars representing the 48 states in the Union at the time, as well as a band of gilt roses and plumes and a the presidential seal. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt chose the rose and plume scroll because it recalled the Roosevelt family crest.