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Comfort in My Retirement; White House History (Number 33) - Photo 10
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- Bruce White
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- Bruce White for The White House Historical Association/James K. Polk Ancestral Home Collection
Comfort in My Retirement; White House History (Number 33) - Photo 10
President and Mrs. Polk purchased this Louis XV style sofa for Polk Place in 1848. The purchase of the Philadelphia-made furniture was made through Alexander Stewart’s shop in New York City. This fine furnishing was barely used by Polk before his untimely death from cholera just three months after leaving office.
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