"Articles of the Best Kind"
When on March 4, 1817, James Monroe was inaugurated as the fifth president of the United States, the District of Columbia still...
Blue Room Furniture
- Photographer
- Bruce White
- Type
- Photo
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
Blue Room Furniture
Creator: Pierre-Antoine Bellange, Paris, c. 1817.
Pierre-Antoine Bellange, a designer for the Royal Palaces in France, created fifty-three carved and gilded pieces of furniture for the room today known as the Blue Room. The furniture has a golden eagle surrounded by leaves on its upholstery. Before becoming president, James Monroe served as a diplomat to France. It was while in France that President and Mrs. Monroe developed their preference for French decorations.
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