Collection The 2018 White House Christmas Ornament
Every year since 1981, the White House Historical Association has had the privilege of designing the Official White House Christmas Ornament....
The Truman Interiors: Mantel Clock
- Artist
- The case was possibly made by Pierre-Joseph Gouthiere and the movement made by Michel-Francois Piolane, both of Paris.
- Date of Work
- ca. 1780-1785
- Credit
- The White House Historical Association
The Truman Interiors: Mantel Clock
This construction of this gilded bronze and marble musical clock was a joint effort. The case was possibly made by Pierre-Joseph Gouthiere and the movement made by Michel-Francois Piolane, both of Paris. President Vincent Auriol of France gifted this clock to President and Mrs. Truman to commemorate the completion of the Executive Mansion renovation. It was accompanied by an English carved and gilded overmantel glass gifted by King George VI of the United Kingdom. The clock was placed in the Red Room and the glass was installed in the State Dining Room.
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