This Rococo Revival mahogany armchair has carved likenesses of Presidents Zachary Taylor and Martin Van Buren. Furniture with carved presidential likenesses is rare and this may have been part of a set that included images of other presidents. The chair was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Morton D. May, Jr. in 1961.

This Rococo-Revival centerpiece is a part of the china service of President Franklin Pierce. The service was created in 1853 by Haughwout & Dailey Co. of New York, New York. The centerpiece was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.

This Rococo-Revival centerpiece is a part of the china service of President Franklin Pierce. The service was created in 1853 by Haughwout & Dailey Co. of New York, New York. The centerpiece was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.

This Rococo-Revival centerpiece is a part of the china service of President Franklin Pierce. The service was created in 1853 by Haughwout & Dailey Co. of New York, New York. The centerpiece was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.

This Rococo Revival armchair is one from a pair in the White House Collection. The armchair is similar to the one depicted in G. P. A. Healy's famous portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. The red velvet upholstery is as it was seen in April 1962, when Bates Littlehales photographed the armchair.

This Rococo Revival armchair is one from a pair in the White House Collection. The armchair is similar to the one depicted in G. P. A. Healy's famous portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. The red velvet upholstery is as it was seen in April 1962, when Bates Littlehales photographed the armchair.

This Rococo Revival armchair is one from a pair in the White House Collection. The armchair is similar to the one depicted in G. P. A. Healy's famous portrait of President Abraham Lincoln. The red velvet upholstery is as it was seen in April 1962, when Bates Littlehales photographed the armchair.

This painted cast iron garden settee attributed to Janes, Beebe and Co. of New York is in the Rococo Revival style. An avid gardener, President Millard Fillmore purchased this and several others for the White House grounds.

This Rococo Revival armchair and ottoman are both made of gilded ash and blue brocatelle and were manufactured by Gottlieb Vollmer of Philadelphia. They are part of a 19-piece suite that Harriet Lane, White House hostess and niece of President James Buchanan, purchased for the Blue Room where they stayed from 1860 until 1902.

This Rococo Revival center divan is made of gilded ash and blue brocatelle and was manufactured by Gottlieb Vollmer of Philadelphia. It is part of a 19-piece suite that Harriet Lane, White House hostess and niece of President James Buchanan, purchased for the Blue Room where it stayed from 1860 until 1902.