Featured The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman
The White House Historical Association’s 2018 White House Christmas Ornament honors Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third president of the United St...
Glass Screen
- Photographer
- Francis Benjamin Johnston
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Glass Screen
In 1882, Louis Comfort Tiffany created this glass screen to separate the Entrance Hall from the Cross Hall and to keep cold drafts from the door from coming into the White House. With topaz, ruby, and amethyst jewels set into the glass alongside four eagles and a shield with the initials "US", it was one of the most popular aspects of the White House in the late nineteenth century. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1882.
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