Abraham Lincoln White House China Collection (1861-1865)

• Napoleonic Bald eagle, Haviland (France) with Solferino (Italian magenta) band, a very new (1859), popular new color of the period.

• Mary ordered 666 pieces for dining and toilet sets (with monogramed ML replacing the seal).

• Used by many succeeding 19^th and 20^th century administrations.
  

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