Bouillon Cup and Saucer, Fish Plate, Ramekin, and After-Dinner Coffee Cup and Saucer, Franklin Roosevelt Service
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.