This red and gold ottoman was part of a gilt Victorian suite, made by Gottlieb Vollmer of Philadelphia. The Blue Room, where this ottoman was once displayed, was refurbished during the James Buchanan administration in 1860.

This red and gold ottoman was part of a gilt Victorian Rococo Revival suite, made in 1860 by Gottlieb Vollmer of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ottoman traditionally resided in the Blue Room. The Blue Room was refurbished during the James Buchanan administration in 1860. Bates Littlehales photographed this ottoman in March 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This red and gold ottoman was part of a gilt Victorian Rococo Revival suite, made in 1860 by Gottlieb Vollmer of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ottoman traditionally resided in the Blue Room. The Blue Room was refurbished during the James Buchanan administration in 1860. Bates Littlehales photographed this ottoman in March 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This red and gold ottoman was part of a gilt Victorian Rococo Revival suite, made in 1860 by Gottlieb Vollmer of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ottoman traditionally resided in the Blue Room. The Blue Room was refurbished during the James Buchanan administration in 1860. Bates Littlehales photographed this ottoman in March 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration.

This red and gold ottoman was part of a gilt Victorian Rococo Revival suite, made in 1860 by Gottlieb Vollmer of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The ottoman traditionally resided in the Blue Room. The Blue Room was refurbished during the James Buchanan administration in 1860. Bates Littlehales photographed this ottoman in March 1962, during the John F. Kennedy administration.

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.