| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm |
| Note |
"With the support of the Hon. Walter H. Annenberg White House Publications Fund." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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, 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 -- A museum evolves from a collection -- Important acquisitions, 1961-2000. |
| Subject |
White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History.
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White House (Washington, D.C.)
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Furniture -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.
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| ISBN |
0789206242 alkaline paper |
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