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- Plate, circa 1880 - Ever since the White House became the President's official home, dinnerware for state occasions was purchased in great quantities. Usually, the china was the choice of the President or his wife. The next administration sometimes added to the set or in many cases, disposed of the remnants and ordered new. This plate came from the service used by President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- circa 1880
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Plate, circa 1880
Ever since the White House became the President's official home, dinnerware for state occasions was purchased in great quantities. Usually, the china was the choice of the President or his wife. The next administration sometimes added to the set or in many cases, disposed of the remnants and ordered new. This plate came from the service used by President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- Hayes-Wheeler Campaign Lantern, 1876 - Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Many of these political lanterns glowed with the names of the candidates, slogans and patriotic symbols. Supporters of Rutherford B. Hayes and William Wheeler--the winning Republican ticket in 1876--would have carried a lantern like this lantern during nighttime festivities.
- 1876
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Hayes-Wheeler Campaign Lantern, 1876
Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Many of these political lanterns glowed with the names of the candidates, slogans and patriotic symbols. Supporters of Rutherford B. Hayes and William Wheeler--the winning Republican ticket in 1876--would have carried a lantern like this lantern during nighttime festivities.
- Oyster Plate, circa 1880 - Ever since the White House became the President's official home, dinnerware for state occasions was purchased in great quantities. Usually, the china was the choice of the President or his wife. The next administration sometimes added to the set or in many cases, disposed of the remnants and ordered new. This oyster plate came from the service used by President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- circa 1880
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Oyster Plate, circa 1880
Ever since the White House became the President's official home, dinnerware for state occasions was purchased in great quantities. Usually, the china was the choice of the President or his wife. The next administration sometimes added to the set or in many cases, disposed of the remnants and ordered new. This oyster plate came from the service used by President Rutherford B. Hayes.
- Platter, 1879-1880 - Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, wife of the 19th President, ordered this large platter for use at White House state dinners. The platter was part of a large set of dinnerware developed by artist Theodore Davis. Each piece depicted an American bird, fish or flower. Turkey certainly may have been served on this platter, but other foods would have been presented as well.
- 1879-1880
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Platter, 1879-1880
Mrs. Rutherford B. Hayes, wife of the 19th President, ordered this large platter for use at White House state dinners. The platter was part of a large set of dinnerware developed by artist Theodore Davis. Each piece depicted an American bird, fish or flower. Turkey certainly may have been served on this platter, but other foods would have been presented as well.
- Engraving, "Procession of the Boys in Blue," 1876 -
- 1876
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Engraving, "Procession of the Boys in Blue," 1876