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In the 1960s, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy oversaw the task of restoring the White House interiors and thus founded the...
Monroe dessert plate
- Photographer
- Bruce White
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Bruce White for the White House Historical Association/Collection of the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library
Monroe dessert plate
A plate from the Monroe dessert service with an eagle is included in the James Monroe Museum collection.
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