This teacup and saucer was part of a service used by President James Madison. The service was created by Pierre-Louis Dagoty of Paris, France circa 1800-1817. Bates Littlehales photographed these pieces in 1962.

This teacup and saucer was part of a service used by President James Madison. The service was created by Pierre-Louis Dagoty of Paris, France circa 1800-1817. Bates Littlehales photographed these pieces 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 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.

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 part of a state service made for the White House by the Parisian firm of Pierre-Louis Dagoty in 1833. President Andrew Jackson selected the service, which features a marbleized blue border and a design likely inspired by Great Seal of the United States at the center.

This French porcelain dinnerware, including a compote and an oval serving dish, was part of a state service made for the White House by the Parisian firm of Pierre-Louis Dagoty in 1833. President Andrew Jackson selected the service, which features a marbleized blue border and a design likely inspired by Great Seal of the United States at the center.

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 porcelain vase with a decorative landscape painting was manufactured either at the shop of Pierre-Louis Dagoty or the National Porcelain Factory of Sèvres.

These vases, attributed to Pierre-Louis Dagoty of Paris, were purchased for the Red Room. One shows a seaside scene with Homer, and the other shows a landscape with Byzantine general Belisarius. The swans on the handles are often seen on French Empire objects. This firm also produced a dinner and dessert service for the President's House in 1817.