China Room, Barack Obama Administration

This photograph of the China Room was taken on July 27, 2017, during the Barack Obama administration. The China Room is located on the Ground Floor of the White House and has been used to display ceramics, glass, and other decorative arts since 1917 and the Woodrow Wilson administration. The pieces on display are a collection of items used in the White House, by first families, and from official State Service collections ordered during a presidency. Howard Chandler Christy's portrait of First Lady Grace Goodhue Coolidge was hung in the room in 1952 and served as the inspiration for the red velvet lining the shelving installed during the John F. Kennedy administration. The marble mantel to the left was made circa 1825 and was installed in 1962.