These French porcelain serving pieces, including a dinner dish, vegetable dish, soup plate, dessert stand, fruit basket, and dessert plate, were made for the White House by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris in 1846. President James K. Polk ordered this pattern for the state service. The pieces feature gilded rims molded in a scroll design and light green details, as well as a version of the shield from the Great Seal of the United States, although this one contains stars in the chief which are not present on the Great Seal or Presidential Seal, and the scroll containing the motto "E Pluribus Unum." The dessert plates also included a large, hand-painted flower.

This French porcelain dessert plate was made for the White House by Edouard Honoré of Paris in 1846. President James Polk K. ordered this pattern for the state service. The plate features a gilded rim molded in a scroll design and a light green border. At the top of the plate is a version of the shield from the Great Seal of the United States, although this one contains stars in the chief which are not present on the Great Seal or Presidential Seal, and the scroll containing the motto "E Pluribus Unum." The dessert plates also included a large flower, such as the poppy shown here. George F. Mobley photographed the plate in 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This French porcelain dessert plate was made for the White House by Edouard Honoré of Paris in 1846. President James Polk K. ordered this pattern for the state service. The plate features a gilded rim molded in a scroll design and a light green border. At the top of the plate is a version of the shield from the Great Seal of the United States, although this one contains stars in the chief which are not present on the Great Seal or Presidential Seal, and the scroll containing the motto "E Pluribus Unum." The dessert plates also included a large flower, such as the poppy shown here. George F. Mobley photographed the plate in 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration.

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.

This hand-painted confectionary stand is from the dessert service made for the White House by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris in 1846. President James Polk ordered this pattern for the state service. The pieces feature gilded rims molded in a scroll design and apple green accents, as well as a version of the shield from the Great Seal of the United States, although this one contains stars in the chief which are not present on the Great Seal or Presidential Seal, and the scroll containing the motto "E Pluribus Unum."

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.

This stenciled maker's mark appears on the reverse side of a dessert plate that was part of President Andrew Jackson's state dinner service. The mark matches the maker's mark on the Monroe dinner service from the French firm of Pierre Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré, but the partnership between the two had ended by 1833, when the Jackson service was ordered.

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 stenciled maker's mark appeared on a French porcelain plate made by Pierre Louis Dagoty and Edouard D. Honoré in 1817. President James Monroe purchased his state dinner service from the Parisian firm.

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 flat-rimmed porcelain plate was made by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris between 1870 and 1899. The pattern resembles the state dinner service of the James Polk administration, but the plate's exact origins are unknown. It may have been reordered by a later administration, or an unauthorized reproduction of the Polk service.

This gilded French porcelain fruit basket was made for the White House by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris in 1846. James Polk ordered a china service with this pattern, which features molded edges and light green details. At the top of the plate is a version of the shield from the Great Seal of the United States, although this one contains stars in the chief which are not present on the Great Seal or Presidential Seal, and the scroll containing the motto "E Pluribus Unum."

This maker's mark, which simulates a printed invoice, appears on the reverse side of a porcelain dinner plate made for the White House by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris in 1846, during James Polk's administration.

This French porcelain vegetable dish was made by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris in 1846. The dish is part of the service that President James Polk purchased for the White House, and features a gilded rim molded in a scroll design and a version of the shield from the Great Seal of the United States, although this one contains stars in the chief which are not present on the Great Seal or Presidential Seal, and the scroll containing the motto "E Pluribus Unum."

This French porcelain dessert plate was made for the White House by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris in 1846. President James Polk ordered this pattern for the state service. The plate features a gilded rim molded in a scroll design and a light green border. At the top of the plate is a version of the shield from the Great Seal of the United States, although this one contains stars in the chief which are not present on the Great Seal or Presidential Seal, and the scroll containing the motto "E Pluribus Unum." The dessert plates also included a large flower, such as the poppy shown here.

This French porcelain dinner plate was made for the White House by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris in 1846. President James Polk ordered this pattern for the state service. The plate features a gilded rim molded in a scroll design. At the top of the plate is a version of the shield from the Great Seal of the United States, although this one contains stars in the chief which are not present on the Great Seal or Presidential Seal, and the scroll containing the motto "E Pluribus Unum."

These French porcelain serving pieces, including a vegetable dish, a soup plate, a fruit basket, and a dessert plate, were made for the White House by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris in 1846. President James Polk ordered this pattern for the state service. The pieces feature gilded rims molded in a scroll design and light green details, as well as a version of the shield from the Great Seal of the United States, although this one contains stars in the chief which are not present on the Great Seal or Presidential Seal, and the scroll containing the motto "E Pluribus Unum." The dessert plates also included a large, hand-painted flower.

This French porcelain dessert plate was made for the White House by Edouard D. Honoré of Paris in 1846. President James Polk ordered this pattern for the state service. The plate features a gilded rim molded in a scroll design and a light green border. The dessert plates also featured large painted flowers.