This dessert plate is from the James Monroe state service made by Pierre-Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré of Paris, France in 1817. The pattern features an amaranth border with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture and at the center, an eagle with a shield, banner, olive branch and arrows, reminiscent of the Great Seal of the United States. Bates Littlehales photographed this plate in 1962.

This dessert plate is from the James Monroe state service made by Pierre-Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré of Paris, France in 1817. The pattern features an amaranth border with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture and at the center, an eagle with a shield, banner, olive branch and arrows, reminiscent of the Great Seal of the United States. Bates Littlehales photographed this plate in 1962.

In this wood engraving, ponies "Red" and "Billy Button" are shown taking the children of President Ulysses S. Grant to school. The ponies are pulling a carriage down the North Drive of the White House with the North Portico visible in the background. This image appeared in the April 17, 1869 issue of "Harper's Weekly." The engraving is based on a sketch by Theodore Russell Davis, who also designed the State Service commissioned by President Rutherford B. Hayes. This print was originally published with image 270.

These French porcelain serving pieces, including a dessert plate, a dessert cooler, and a basket, were made at the Paris factory of Pierre Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré in 1817. The pieces were part of a state service that President James Monroe selected for the White House. The eagle emblem on the plate and cooler may have been derived from the engraved letterhead stationery of the United States consulate in Paris,c. 1818–30s. The pattern features an amaranth border, a color admired by the Bonapartes as symbolic of immortality, with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture.

These French porcelain serving pieces, including a compote, a footed bowl, and a basket, were made at the Paris factory of Pierre Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré in 1817. The pieces were part of a state service that President James Monroe selected for the White House. The pattern features an amaranth border with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture.

This French porcelain dessert plate was made at the Paris factory of Pierre-Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré in 1817. The plate was part of a state service that President James Monroe selected for the White House. The pattern features an amaranth border with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture and at the center, an eagle with a shield, banner, olive branch and arrows, reminiscent of the Great Seal of the United States.

This French porcelain dessert cooler was made at the Paris factory of Pierre Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré in 1817. The cooler, which is missing its cover, was part of a state service that President James Monroe selected for the White House. The pattern features an amaranth border with allegorical vignettes representing Strength, the Arts, Commerce, the Sciences, and Agriculture and a design inspired by the Great Seal of the United States at the center.

This Empire period music stand was made around 1830, during Andrew Jackson's presidency. The sheet music that appears on the stand is entitled "Lafayette's March," a song composed in honor of the French military leader's 1824-1825 tour of the United States. This photograph is credited to James E. Russell.