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The Pierces' China

The Pierces' China

Creator: Haughwout & Dailey, New York, 1853.

President and Mrs. Pierce used white, blue, and gold china from France at their dinner parties. Tiny gold dots fill the space between the two sets of blue and gold rings. The center of this dinner plate contains an empty blue and white shield.

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Photograph by Will Brown, copyright White House Historical Association