• Clinton Anniversary Service, White House Collection
    Lenox China
    tableware
    State Service
    dishes
    drinking cups
    White House Collection
    200th Anniversary of the White House
    This selection of the 200th anniversary china was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton selected a state service with this design to celebrate the White House's 200th anniversary in 2000. Features in the photo from left to right across the back are a dessert plate, dinner plate, service late, fish plate and a salad plate. In front left to right are a cream soup cup and saucer, a teacup and its accompanying saucer.
  • James K. Polk State Service, White House Collection
    Edouard D. Honoré
    tableware
    State Service
    White House Collection
    serveware
    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.
  • Wineglasses and Tulip Champagne Glass, Kennedy Administration, White House Collection
    Morgantown Glassware Guild
    tableware
    glassware
    drinking cups
    State Service
    White House Collection
    This glassware was part of a set ordered by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1961 from the Morgantown Glassware Guild of Morgantown, West Virginia. The purchase of the elegant, simple set ended a long tradition of engraved glassware at the White House. The glassware became widely popular as many Americans purchased the same set for their households.
  • Johnson China Service on Display, White House Collection
    Suz Redfearn
    place setting
    White House Collection
    tableware
    State Service
    This porcelain plate was designed by Tiffany & Company and manufactured by Castleton China of New Castle, Pennsylvania, between 1968 and 1972. The piece, part of the state dinner service of the Lyndon B. Johnson administration, features a border of gold dots and hand-painted decorations. The eagle that appears on the plate was modeled after the version of the arms of the United States that decorated President James Monroe's 1817 dessert service. The plate was photographed on display in the White House Visitor Center on November 19, 2018.
  • Dessert Plate, Polk State Service, White House Collection
    Edouard D. Honoré
    dishes
    White House Collection
    State Service
    tableware
    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.
  • Table Setting, Kennedy Administration
    Bates Littlehales
    George F. Mobley
    place setting
    flatware
    centerpieces
    tableware
    State Service
    glassware
    This photograph of a table setting was taken in March 1962. The setting includes china from the state service of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and reproductions of flatware purchased during the James Monroe administration. In front of the place setting reserved for President John F. Kennedy is a gilded bronze basket featuring the Three Graces filled with fresh flowers. This piece is attributed to Denière et Matelin of Paris.
  • Dessert Plate, Polk State Service, White House Collection
    Edouard D. Honoré
    dishes
    White House Collection
    State Service
    tableware
    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.
  • Dinner Plate, Truman Service, White House Collection
    Lenox China
    dishes
    tableware
    White House Collection
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Truman Service, White House Collection
    Lenox China
    dishes
    tableware
    White House Collection
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Theodore Roosevelt Service, White House Collection
    Wedgwood
    dishes
    tableware
    White House Collection
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state dinner service selected by President Theodore Roosevelt. The service was created by the English firm Wedgwood in 1903 and features a delicate gilt pattern known as "Ulunda" and the Great Seal of the United States. The plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Truman Service, White House Collection
    Lenox China
    dishes
    tableware
    White House Collection
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Theodore Roosevelt Service, White House Collection
    Wedgwood
    dishes
    tableware
    White House Collection
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state dinner service selected by President Theodore Roosevelt. The service was created by the English firm Wedgwood in 1903 and features a delicate gilt pattern known as "Ulunda" and the Great Seal of the United States. The plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Truman Service, White House Collection
    Lenox China
    dishes
    tableware
    White House Collection
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Theodore Roosevelt Service, White House Collection
    Wedgwood
    dishes
    tableware
    White House Collection
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state dinner service selected by President Theodore Roosevelt. The service was created by the English firm Wedgwood in 1903 and features a delicate gilt pattern known as "Ulunda" and the Great Seal of the United States. The plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Truman Service, White House Collection
    Lenox China
    dishes
    tableware
    White House Collection
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state service of President Harry S. Truman. The service was made in 1951 by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Theodore Roosevelt Service, White House Collection
    Wedgwood
    dishes
    tableware
    White House Collection
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state dinner service selected by President Theodore Roosevelt. The service was created by the English firm Wedgwood in 1903 and features a delicate gilt pattern known as "Ulunda" and the Great Seal of the United States. The plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Eisenhower Service, White House Collection
    Castleton China, Inc.
    dishes
    White House Collection
    tableware
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state service selected by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Eisenhower service was created by Castleton China, Inc. of New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1955. The plate features a raised-medallion border in coin gold and the presidential arms, surrounded by stars representing the 48 states. Alaska and Hawaii did not join the Union until 1959. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Eisenhower Service, White House Collection
    Castleton China, Inc.
    dishes
    White House Collection
    tableware
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state service selected by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Eisenhower service was created by Castleton China, Inc. of New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1955. The plate features a raised-medallion border in coin gold and the presidential arms, surrounded by stars representing the 48 states. Alaska and Hawaii did not join the Union until 1959. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Eisenhower Service, White House Collection
    Castleton China, Inc.
    dishes
    White House Collection
    tableware
    State Service
    This dinner plate is from the state service selected by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Eisenhower service was created by Castleton China, Inc. of New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1955. The plate features a raised-medallion border in coin gold and the presidential arms, surrounded by stars representing the 48 states. Alaska and Hawaii did not join the Union until 1959. This plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in 1962.
  • Dessert Plate, Monroe Service, White House Collection
    Edouard D. Honoré
    Pierre-Louis Dagoty
    tableware
    dishes
    State Service
    White House Collection
    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.
  • Dinner Plate, Wilson Service, White House Collection
    Lenox China
    White House Collection
    dishes
    State Service
    tableware
    This dinner plate was part of the state dinner service selected by President Woodrow Wilson. The service was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey in 1918. Wilson's state service was the first made for the White House in the United States. The plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.
  • Dessert Plate, Monroe Service, White House Collection
    Edouard D. Honoré
    Pierre-Louis Dagoty
    tableware
    dishes
    State Service
    White House Collection
    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.
  • Rococo Revival Centerpeice, Pierce Service, White House Collection
    Haughwout & Dailey Co.
    punch bowl
    White House Collection
    State Service
    tableware
    This Rococo-Revival centerpiece is a part of the china service of President Franklin Pierce. The service was created in 1853 by Haughwout & Dailey Co. of New York, New York. The centerpiece was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.
  • Dinner Plate, Wilson Service, White House Collection
    Lenox China
    White House Collection
    dishes
    State Service
    tableware
    This dinner plate was part of the state dinner service selected by President Woodrow Wilson. The service was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey in 1918. Wilson's state service was the first made for the White House in the United States. The plate was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.
  • Rococo Revival Centerpeice, Pierce Service, White House Collection
    Haughwout & Dailey Co.
    punch bowl
    White House Collection
    State Service
    tableware
    This Rococo-Revival centerpiece is a part of the china service of President Franklin Pierce. The service was created in 1853 by Haughwout & Dailey Co. of New York, New York. The centerpiece was photographed by Bates Littlehales in April 1962.