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Monroe's Legacy

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  • James Monroe, White House Collection

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    James Monroe by Samuel F.B. Morse, ca. 1819

    White House Historical Association/White House Collection
  • Three Graces Gilded Bronze Basket

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    Basket, ca. 1817, three gilded baskets with figures of the “Three Graces” accompanied a mirrored plateau acquired for the State Dining Room in 1817.

    White House Historical Association
  • Monroe Plateau in Situ

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    This Parisian-made elegant centerpiece or plateau has impressed White House dinner guests since the Monroe administration.

    White House Historical Association
  • Wine Cooler, Silver

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    Four silver wine coolers purchased in Paris while Monroe lived in France serving as a diplomat were sold to the U.S. Government and remain in the White House, 1798-1809.

    White House Historical Association
  • Mahogany Armchair, Monroe Administration East Room, White House Collection

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    William King, Jr., a Georgetown cabinetmaker, made this 1818 mahogany chair, once part of a suite with 24-chairs and four sofas, for the East Room.

    White House Historical Association/White House Collection
  • Armchair and Bergère (Enclosed Armchair), White House Collection

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    Monroe ordered a suite of 53 pieces of carved and gilded furniture, ca. 1817, for the Blue Room. Ten original pieces remain in the room today.

    White House Historical Association/White House Collection
  • Gilded Bronze Mantel Clock (Hannibal), White House Collection

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    Hannibal Mantel Clock, ca. 1817

    White House Historical Association/White House Collection
  • Candelabrum on Mantel

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    Candelabrum, Paris, ca. 1817 in the East Room.

    White House Historical Association
  • Dessert Plate, Dessert Cooler, Basket, Monroe State Service, White House Collection

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    Dessert Plate, Dessert Cooler, and Basket, ca. 1817.

    White House Historical Association
  • Blue Room, Bill Clinton Administration

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    Blue sapphire draperies and silk upholstery fabrics, carpet, and wallpaper, reproduced from 19th century documents for a 1995 Clinton administration refurbishment, created an elegant space for the French Monroe-era furnishings.

    White House Historical Association