Abraham Lincoln Presidential Dinner Service, 1861
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First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln made great efforts to provide fashionable and impressive dining experiences at the White House. She bought huge quantities of specially designed Haviland china in 1861, and added to the service when Lincoln was re-elected. The china blanks were made in France and decorated in New York. Later, the china was determined to be outdated and was sold.
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln made great efforts to provide fashionable and impressive dining experiences at the White House. She bought huge quantities of specially designed Haviland china in 1861, and added to the service when Lincoln was re-elected. The china blanks were made in France and decorated in New York. Later, the china was determined to be outdated and was sold.
Artifact
Dinner service
Date Made
1861-1865
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Dinner service decorated by E.V. Haughwout and Company in New York, New York. Blanks manufactured by an unknown French maker.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
30.1107.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Porcelain (Material)
Technique
Painting (Coating)
Transfer printing
Color
Blue
Brown
Green
Pink (Color)
Purple
Red
White (Color)
Yellow
Inscriptions
Printed on obverse, below shield, in pink ribbon: E PLURIBUS UNUM
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