Sample Dinner Plate in Pattern of the Truman Service of Presidential China, 1952-1961

Summary

This is a sample dinner plate from the presidential dinnerware service made by Lenox Incorporated. The pattern was created in 1952 for President Truman and continued in use during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. The china features the seal of the president surrounded by 48 stars. Lenox began making china for the White House in 1918 -- the first American company to do so.

This is a sample dinner plate from the presidential dinnerware service made by Lenox Incorporated. The pattern was created in 1952 for President Truman and continued in use during the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. The china features the seal of the president surrounded by 48 stars. Lenox began making china for the White House in 1918 -- the first American company to do so.

Artifact

Dinner plate

Date Made

1952-1961

Creators

B. Altman & Co. 

Holmes, Frank G. (Frank Graham), 1878-1954 

Lenox China (Firm) 

Place of Creation

United States, New Jersey, Trenton 

United States, New York, New York 

Creator Notes

China was made by Lenox China of Trenton, New Jersey; pattern was designed by Frank G. Holmes; intended for distribution by B. Altman & Co. of New York, New York.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

61.49.1.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lenox Incorporated.

Material

Gold leaf
Porcelain (Material)

Technique

Etching (Corroding)
Gilding (Technique)

Color

Dark bluish green
White (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: 9.188 in

Height: .625 in

Inscriptions

Marked on back: "L" / WHITE HOUSE SERVICE / BY LENOX / X-308 / MADE IN U.S.A. / B. ALTMAN & CO.

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