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History in White House Silver: Jackson Coffeepot Handle Detail
- Artist
- Jacques-Henri Fauconnier
- Date of Work
- 1833
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
History in White House Silver: Jackson Coffeepot Handle Detail
This image shows the detail on the handle of a neoclassical silver coffeepot made by French silversmith Jacques-Henri Fauconnier before 1833. It was part of a 130-piece silver service that President Andrew Jackson purchased from the Russian minister to the United States, Baron de Tuyll.
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