• Hand-Painted Porcelain Pitcher
    Tucker & Hulme
    china
    tableware
    serveware
    This hand-painted porcelain pitcher was made by Tucker & Hulme in 1828. Andrew Jackson, who became president in 1829, patronized the Philadelphia factory.
  • Hand-Painted Porcelain Pitcher, Maker's Mark
    Tucker & Hulme
    china
    serveware
    tableware
    maker's marks
    This mark appears on a porcelain pitcher made by Tucker & Hulme of Philadelphia, a firm patronized by President Andrew Jackson, in 1828.
  • Vases Depicting Andrew Jackson and Marquis de Lafayette
    Tucker & Hemphill
    vase
    Both of these vases were produced by either William Ellis Tucker or Joseph Hemphill, both of Tucker and Hemphill in Philadelphia. This firm was the most significant porcelain factory of early 19th century America. The vase on the left depicts President Andrew Jackson and has patriotic motifs on the reverse. The vase on the right is the reverse view and has a portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette on the front. The vases were added to the White House Collection through the White House Acquisition Fund in 1979.