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- Dinner Plate from Abraham Lincoln Presidential Dinner Service, 1861 - 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.
- 1861
- Collections - Artifact
Dinner Plate from Abraham Lincoln Presidential Dinner Service, 1861
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.
- Abraham Lincoln Presidential Dinner Service, 1861 - 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 Later, the china was determined to be outdated and was sold.
- 1861-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Dinner Service, 1861
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 Later, the china was determined to be outdated and was sold.