This photograph of an armchair was taken by Bruce White in the Blue Room of the White House. The chair by Pierre-Antoine Bellangé forms part of the 53-piece suite purchased by President James Monroe in 1817. The chair has been re-upholstered with new fabric with a documented period design and has been regilded to recreate its original appearance. All pieces of the suite were originally arranged along the walls. The White House Historical Association funded all aspects of this restoration.
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In an interview with Dr. Stephen O'Connor in 1994, Lorriane Waxman Pearce recalled, "I've been remembering one little thing that happened, and it involved both Mrs. Kennedy and the president.” The happy little thing was a tale of two chairs. One of the letters in one of the knee-high piles had offered the White House a blue armchair, bought by President Monroe following the burning of the Capitol in 1812. Pearce acquired the piece, lectured on its history, and as a result, turned up two more of the set-side chairs nobody even knew existed. When they arrived, they were ratty with attic dust. Mrs. Kennedy was away that morning, but President Kennedy, as was his habit, popped into Pearce's office to see if any interesting artifacts had been added to the collection. He was elated…But Pearce remembers these chairs particularly because she and the President spontaneously decided to make a gift of the pair to the absent first lady. Pearce spent the rest of the day cleaning them, wrapping them in an enormous bundle of paper, and tying them with bows." She was thrilled, absolutely thrilled," recalls Pearce. "She loved them.""
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This photograph of an armchair was taken by Bruce White in the Blue Room of the White House. The chair by Pierre-Antoine Bellangé forms part of the 53-piece suite purchased by President James Monroe in 1817. The chair has been re-upholstered with new fabric with a documented period design and has been regilded to recreate its original appearance. All pieces of the suite were originally arranged along the walls. The White House Historical Association funded all aspects of this restoration.
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt.
In an interview with Dr. Stephen O'Connor in 1994, Lorriane Waxman Pearce recalled, "I've been remembering one little thing that happened, and it involved both Mrs. Kennedy and the president.” The happy little thing was a tale of two chairs. One of the letters in one of the knee-high piles had offered the White House a blue armchair, bought by President Monroe following the burning of the Capitol in 1812. Pearce acquired the piece, lectured on its history, and as a result, turned up two more of the set-side chairs nobody even knew existed. When they arrived, they were ratty with attic dust. Mrs. Kennedy was away that morning, but President Kennedy, as was his habit, popped into Pearce's office to see if any interesting artifacts had been added to the collection. He was elated…But Pearce remembers these chairs particularly because she and the President spontaneously decided to make a gift of the pair to the absent first lady. Pearce spent the rest of the day cleaning them, wrapping them in an enormous bundle of paper, and tying them with bows." She was thrilled, absolutely thrilled," recalls Pearce. "She loved them.""