Franklin D. Roosevelt World's Fair/White House China
Handsome service plate originally ordered for the dining room of the Federal Building at the New York's World Fair in 1939, and subsequently sent to the White House on November 1, 1940 as 'surplus' to be used by the Roosevelt and Truman administrations. The attractive ivory-colored service plate measures 11.25? in diameter, with a large gilt presidential seal at center, surrounded by a wide gilt-accented ivory border with 48 stars representing the states. Reverse bears a "Lenox, Made in U.S.A." maker's mark. In fine condition.
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Handsome service plate originally ordered for the dining room of the Federal Building at the New York's World Fair in 1939, and subsequently sent to the White House on November 1, 1940 as 'surplus' to be used by the Roosevelt and Truman administrations. The attractive ivory-colored service plate measures 11.25? in diameter, with a large gilt presidential seal at center, surrounded by a wide gilt-accented ivory border with 48 stars representing the states. Reverse bears a "Lenox, Made in U.S.A." maker's mark. In fine condition.
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