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    White House China of the Lincoln Administration in the Museum of History and Technology
    White House China of the Lincoln Administration in the Museum of History and Technology
    White House China of the Lincoln Administration in the Museum of History and Technology
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    White House China of the Lincoln Administration in the Museum of History and Technology

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
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      White House China of the Lincoln Administration in the Museum of History and Technology - Margaret Brown Klapthor

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      Administration in the Museum of History and Technology, by Margaret Brown Klapthor

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      Title: White House China of the Lincoln Administration in the Museum of History and Technology

      Author: Margaret Brown Klapthor

      Release Date: May 10, 2011 [EBook #36082]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WHITE HOUSE CHINA ***

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      United States National Museum Bulletin 250

      Contributions from

      The Museum of History and Technology

      Paper 62, pages 109-120

      WHITE HOUSE CHINA OF THE LINCOLN ADMINISTRATION

      in the Museum Of History And Technology

      Margaret Brown Klapthor

      Smithsonian Press

      Washington, D.C.

      1967

      WHITE HOUSE COLLECTION

      Figure 1: A table setting showing the Lincoln china being used for a luncheon

      during the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

      Margaret Brown Klapthor

      WHITE HOUSE CHINA

      OF THE

      LINCOLN ADMINISTRATION

      In the Museum of History and Technology

      This article on the china of the administration of President Abraham Lincoln is intended to be the first of a series of articles on Presidential china based on the collection in the Smithsonian Institution. From contemporary records in National Archives, newspaper articles and family records it is our hope to assemble material which will ultimately present the story of White House and Presidential china of every administration. Myths and facts surrounding this interesting topic will be examined and presented to assist the many collectors of this porcelain as well as others who admire and appreciate its historical interest.

      In this first article, the author describes the efforts of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln to acquire porcelain suitable for

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