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Decanter purchased by James Madison
Bakewell, Page, & Bakewell1816
The White House
Washington D.C., United States
Details
- Title: Decanter purchased by James Madison
- Creator Nationality: American
- Creator Gender: None
- Date Created: 1816
- Location Created: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Provenance: President and Mrs. James Madison; to Dolley Madison's son Payne Todd; by the turn of the 20th century, the decanter was owned by the family of James Monroe's nephew, Theodore Douglas Robinson; to Michele Robinson Gieisen; C.G. Sloan & Co., Washington D.C., April 28, 1985, Lot 1938; purchased by the White House Preservation Fund - lent to the White House 1985, donated 1986.
- Physical Dimensions: w114.3 x h220.73 in (overall)
- Marks: None
- Manufacturer: Bakewell, Page, & Bakewell
- Type: Decanter
- Rights: Gift of the White House Preservation Fund with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rappaport and funds in memory of Lila Acheson Wallace, 1986, White House Historical Association (White House Collection)
- Medium: Cut and engraved glass
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