Collection Dining in the Executive Mansion
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Treasures of the White House: Adams' Tea or Coffee Urn
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bortman and Jane Bortman Larus, 1964
Treasures of the White House: Adams' Tea or Coffee Urn
This Sheffield silverplate
Office of the Curator, The White House
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