• Russian Pattern Glassware, Harrison Administration
    C. Dorflinger & Sons
    glassware service
    This glassware was part of the service made for the White House by C. Dorflinger & Sons of White Mill, Pennsylvania in 1891, when President Benjamin Harrison held office. President Harrison ordered the service to replace the Lincoln glassware, selecting an ornate, newly fashionable design known as the Russian pattern. The pieces shown here include a goblet, a water bottle, an Apollinaris tumbler, an ice cream plate, a finger bowl, and a brandy-and-soda tumbler.
  • Dinner Plate, Benjamin Harrison Service
    Tressemanes & Vogt
    china
    plate
    This dinner plate from the state service of President Benjamin Harrison. The service was created in 1892 by Tressemanes & Vogt of Limoges, France. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Benjamin Harrison Service
    Tressemanes & Vogt
    china
    plate
    This dinner plate from the state service of President Benjamin Harrison. The service was created in 1892 by Tressemanes & Vogt of Limoges, France. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.
  • Three Pieces of the Harrison State Service in the Family Dining Room
    Tressemanes & Vogt
    china service
    These French porcelain service pieces, shown here on display in a bookcase in the White House Family Dining Room, were made by Tressemannes and Vogt of Limoges, France, in 1892. They are part of a state china service that President Benjamin Harrison first ordered for the White House. The service featured a dark blue border, corn and goldenrod decorations, 44 gold stars representing the number of states in the Union when Harrison purchased the china and a design similar to the one found on the Lincoln china, with an eagle standing atop a shield, combining similar elements as the iconography from the Great Seal and the Seal of the President.
  • Harrison State Service, Maker's Mark
    Tressemanes & Vogt
    china service
    This mark appears on a porcelain service made for the White House by Tressemannes & Vogt of Limoges, France, and ordered from the Washington, D.C. firm of M.W. Beveridge in 1892, during the Benjamin Harrison administration.
  • China and Glass from Harrison Administration
    Tressemanes & Vogt
    china service
    These service pieces were part of the glassware and porcelain services that First Lady Caroline Harrison purchased for the White House in 1891. The breakfast and dinner plate both feature a corn and goldenrod border, chosen to represent Mrs. Harrison's native state of Indiana, and were made by Tressemannes and Vogt of Limoges, France. The glassware, including this water goblet, was ordered from C. Dorflinger and Sons of White Mills, Pennsylvania, and featured the popular Russian pattern of the time.
  • Russian Pattern Glass Set, Harrison Administration
    C. Dorflinger & Sons
    glassware service
    This glassware set was created by C. Dorflinger & Sons of White Mill, Pennsylvania, and delivered to the White House in 1891, during Benjamin Harrison's administration. The set, which includes a Claret glass, a sherry glass, a decanter, a wine glass, and a champagne glass, features the so-called Russian pattern, a popular glassware design in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • Dinner Plate in the Harrison State Service
    Tressemanes & Vogt
    china service
    This porcelain dinner plate was made by Tressemannes & Vogt of Limoges, France, in 1892. The plate was part of a state china service first ordered for the White House during Benjamin Harrison's presidency, and subsequently reordered during the William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt administrations. The service featured a dark blue border with corn and goldenrod decorations, a version of the arms of the United States, and 44 gold stars representing the number of states in the Union when Harrison purchased the china.
  • Goblet Insignia in the Harrison Service
    C. Dorflinger & Sons
    glassware service
    This engraved insignia appeared on a goblet that was part of a service made for the White House by C. Dorflinger & Sons in 1891, during Benjamin Harrison's administration. Harrison selected a complex, richly cut design known as the Russian pattern. The insignia, derived from the Great Seal of the United States, features an eagle with a shield on its chest, holding in its beak a banner that reads E Pluribus Unum, or "out of many, one."
  • After-Dinner Coffee Cup in the Harrison State Service
    Tressemanes & Vogt
    china service
    This porcelain after-dinner coffee cup was made by Tressemannes & Vogt of Limoges, France, in 1892. The cup was part of a state china service first ordered for the White House during Benjamin Harrison's presidency, and subsequently reordered during the William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt administrations. The service featured a dark blue border, corn and goldenrod decorations, gold stars to represent the states and a design similar to the one found on the Lincoln china, with an eagle standing atop a shield, combining similar elements as the iconography from the Great Seal and the Seal of the President.
  • Breakfast Plate in the Harrison State Service
    Tressemanes & Vogt
    china service
    This porcelain breakfast plate was made by Tressemannes & Vogt of Limoges, France, in 1892. The plate was part of a state china service first ordered for the White House during Benjamin Harrison's presidency, and subsequently reordered during the William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt administrations. The service featured a dark blue border, corn and goldenrod decorations, a design inspired by the Great Seal of the United States, and 44 gold stars representing the number of states in the Union when Harrison purchased the china.