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The White House : its historic furnishings and first families

Title
The White House : its historic furnishings and first families / by Betty C. Monkman ; catalog by William G. Allman ; principal photography by Bruce White.
Author
Monkman, Betty C.
Publication
New York : Abbeville Press, 2014.

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Additional Authors
  • Allman, William G.
  • White, Bruce, 1962-
Description
320 pages : color illustrations; 32 cm
Subject
  • White House (Washington, D.C.) > History
  • Furniture > Washington (D.C.) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-314) and index.
Contents
The president's house in the early years, 1789-1814 -- French taste at its White House zenith, 1817-29 -- The people's president and the Jacksonian era, 1830s-40s -- Revivals of the "antique" at mid-century, 1850s-60s -- Renaissance revivals and the aesthetic movement, 1870s-1890s -- National identity and the colonial revival, 1900-1950s -- A museum evolves from a collection.
ISBN
  • 9780789211798 :
  • 0789211793
OCLC
  • ocn858358746
  • 858358746
  • SCSB-5755963
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries