File:Wilson White House plate 02 - Smithsonian Museum of Natural History - 2012-05-15.jpg
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English: A chop plate purchased by Edith Bolling Wilson for use by the White House during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson. Woodrow Wilson's first wife, Ellen, began the process of procuring new china as early as 1913. But she died of liver disease in 1914. Wilson married Edith Bolling Galt in 1915. Edith Wilson saw a sample of china in a store in Washington, D.C., manufactured by Trenton, N.J.-based Lenox. She asked for this china to be the basis of the order.
The pattern was designed by Frank Holmes, the chief designer for Lenox. The Wilsons wanted something simple and patriotic. The pattern went through a number of changes and reviews by both President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. Holmes' final design featured a border of stars separated by vertical stripes (representing the flag of the United States) in gold gilt, with the Great Seal of the United States in raised gold gilt. President Wilson asked that since the china was destined for the White House, the seal should be the Great Seal of the President of the United States. The china featured a deep ivory border surrounding a bright white-cream center. The dinner plates had a deep cobalt blue borders rather than an ivory border. The china was delivered to the White House between August and November 1918. The china was used during the administrations of Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover. |
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| Author | Tim Evanson |
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