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Item Details
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TREASURES OF THE WHITE HOUSE
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| By: |
Betty C. Monkman, Wendell Garrett, Bruce White (Photos) |
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Hardback |
| List price:
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£8.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0789207389 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780789207388 |
| Publisher: |
ABBEVILLE PRESS INC.,U.S. |
| Pub. date: |
31 July, 2001 |
| Series: |
Tiny Folio |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
With an anecdotal text by the White House's curator, this is a comprehensive survey of the furnishings of the President's house and the changing taste of the first families. It focuses on some of the historically important decorative objects and features photographs of the rooms. |
| Synopsis: |
For nearly two centuries, the White House has served as the residence of our nation's president and his family. John and Abigail Adams were the first residents, and each family ever since has been encouraged, through congressional appropriations and private contributions, to make the White House a comfortable home and to provide the necessities for handsomely carrying out its additional functions as nexus for state ceremony and entertaining. As a result, the decorative objects acquired for the White House cover a wide range of genres, all rich with historic association.This treasury of our nation's valuable heirlooms, selected by the curator of the White House, includes some of the finest examples of American paintings, sculpture, furniture, silver, glass, and porcelain. In addition to excellent pictures of the objects, there are photographs that show them as arranged in state rooms. A concise essay introduces the collection and places it in historic context, and two additional pieces survey both the fine arts and the decorative arts in the president's house. This pocket-size book is an ideal gift for those interested in beautiful historic objects or those who would like a comprehensive memento of a visit to the nation's capital. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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