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White House Decorative Arts in the 1850s
- Artist
- Janes, Beebe and Co. of New York
- Photographer
- Bruce White
- Date of Work
- ca. 1852
- Medium
- Photograph
- Credit
- White House Historical Association
White House Decorative Arts in the 1850s
Garden Settee. Attributed to Janes, Beebe & Co., New York, c. 1852, Fillmore administration.
This painted cast iron garden settee attributed to Janes, Beebe and Co. of New York is in the Rococo Revival style. An avid gardener, President Millard Fillmore purchased this and several others for the White House grounds.
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