Dinner Plate from 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 china in 1861, and added to the service when Lincoln was re-elected. E.V. Haughwout and Co. of New York meticulously decorated each of the French-made china blanks.
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 china in 1861, and added to the service when Lincoln was re-elected. E.V. Haughwout and Co. of New York meticulously decorated each of the French-made china blanks.
Artifact
Dinner plate
Date Made
1861
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Manufactured by a French maker; set decorated by E.V. Haughwout and Company in New York, New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.539.1.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Porcelain (Material)
Technique
Painting (Coating)
Color
Blue
Brown
Green
Pink (Color)
Purple
Red
White (Color)
Yellow
Dimensions
Diameter: 9.25 in
Height: 1 in
Inscriptions
on front: E PLURIBUS UNUM
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