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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 ; principal photography by Bruce White.
Author
Monkman, Betty C.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : White House Historical Association ; New York : Abbeville Press, ©2000.

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Additional Authors
White, Bruce, 1962-
Description
320 pages : illustrations (some color); 32 cm
Summary
With a fascinating text by the curator of the White House, this illustrated, ground breaking book is the most comprehensive survey ever published of the furnishings of the President's house, and the changing tastes of the first families.
Subject
  • White House (Washington, D.C.) > History
  • White House (Washington, D.C.)
  • Furniture > Washington (D.C.) > History
  • Furniture
  • Möbel
  • Bildband
  • Witte Huis (Wash.)
  • Interieurs
  • Meubels
  • Washington (D.C.)
  • Washington (D.C.) > Weißes Haus
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • "With the support of the Hon. Walter H. Annenberg White House Publication Fund."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
President's house in the early years, 1789-1814 -- French taste at its White House zenith, 1817-29 -- People's president and the Jacksonian Era, 1830-40s -- 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 -- Museum evolves from a collection -- Important acquisitions, 1961-2000.
ISBN
  • 0789206242
  • 9780789206244
LCCN
00027085
OCLC
  • ocm43590342
  • 43590342
  • SCSB-1138218
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library