• Two Celery Vases and Wineglass Cooler with Wineglass
    Bakewell, Page & Bakewell
    glassware service
    vase
    cooler
    glass
    This glassware set, featuring two celery vases and a wine glass cooler shown with a wine glass in it, was created by the Bakewell, Page & Bakewell Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Each piece is etched with grapes and grapevines, as well as a design inspired by the Great Seal, with an eagle standing atop a shield holding arrows and an olive branch, although the shield in this design contains stars in the chief which are not present in either the Great Seal or the presidential arms. The set is purportedly part of a service that President Andrew Jackson ordered in 1829 that remained in use until President Franklin Pierce bought a new service in 1853, though scholarship contends the service may have been made as recently as the early 1850s.
  • Madison Decanter
    Bakewell, Page & Bakewell
    glassware
    serveware
    tableware
    insignia
    This cut and engraved glass decanter was made by the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania company Bakewell, Page and Bakewell and presented to President James Madison in 1816. The decanter features an eagle design inspired by the Great Seal, with the bird holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons, and bears an "M" monogram for Madison.
  • Traveling Liquor Set with Four Decanters
    Bakewell, Page & Bakewell
    glassware
    serveware
    This traveling liquor set with four decanters was likely made by Bakewell, Page and Bakewell between 1815 and 1835. Andrew Jackson gave the set to a friend sometime before 1845.
  • Wine Glass, Celery Glass, and Water Bottle
    Bakewell, Page & Bakewell
    glassware service
    This glassware was possibly part of a 425 piece service that President Andrew Jackson may have ordered for the White House from Bakewell, Page & Bakewell in 1829. The pieces displayed here include a wine glass, a celery glass, and a water bottle. Each piece is etched with grapes and grapevines, as well as a design inspired by the Great Seal, with an eagle standing atop a shield holding arrows and an olive branch, although the shield in this design contains stars in the chief which are not present in either the Great Seal or the presidential arms. The patterned service purportedly remained in use until President Franklin Pierce bought a new service in 1853, though scholarship contends the service may have been made as recently as the early 1850s.
  • Decanters, Water Bottle, and Wineglasses
    Bakewell, Page & Bakewell
    glassware service
    This glassware set was created by Bakewell, Page & Bakewell of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The set, which features two decanters, a water bottle, and a wine glass, may have formed part of a service that President Andrew Jackson ordered for the White House as early as 1829. Each piece is etched with grapes and grapevines, as well as a design inspired by the Great Seal, with an eagle standing atop a shield holding arrows and an olive branch, although the shield in this design contains stars in the chief which are not present in either the Great Seal or the presidential arms. The patterned service purportedly remained in use until President Franklin Pierce bought a new service in 1853, though scholarship contends the service may have been made as recently as the early 1850s.
  • Glass Compote Insignia
    Bakewell, Page & Bakewell
    glassware service
    This insignia appears on a glass compote that was possibly a part of the service that President Andrew Jackson ordered for the White House from Bakewell, Page & Bakewell in 1829, though scholarship contends this service may have been made as recently at the early 1850s. The insignia features an eagle perched on a shield of stars and stripes, above a banner with the motto E Pluribus Unum, meaning "out of many, one." The image is similar, but not identical, to the Great Seal of the United States. Rather than the arrows and olive branch that the eagle holds on the Seal, the eagle here poses with a palm frond and a laurel branch. The chief on the shield also contains stars, which are not found on either the Great Seal or the presidential arms.
  • Glass Compote or Center Dish
    Bakewell, Page & Bakewell
    glassware service
    This glass compote or center dish was possibly part of a service that President Andrew Jackson ordered for the White House in 1829 from the Bakewell, Page & Bakewell Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The compote is etched with grapes and grapevines, as well as a design inspired by the Great Seal, with an eagle standing atop a shield holding arrows and an olive branch, although the shield in this design contains stars in the chief which are not present in either the Great Seal or the presidential arms. The patterned service purportedly remained in use until President Franklin Pierce bought a new service in 1853, though scholarship contends the service may have been made as recently as the early 1850s.