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Demitasse set
Franklin D. Roosevelt1939
U.S. National Archives
United States
Gold demitasse coffee set made by David Andersen. Consisting of a tray, teapot, sugar bowl and cream pitcher, all finished in red enamel. Tray is inscribed to President and Mrs. Roosevelt "TO PRESIDENT/ FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / AND MRS. ROOSEVELT / IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR VISIT / TO HYDE PARK APRIL 1939 / FROM / OLAV MARTHA (facsimile signatures) / CROWN PRINCE AND CROWN PRINCESS / OF NORWAY." Presented to FDR and Eleanor as a remembrance gift by Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway who visited Hyde Park in April 1939. FDR Library Museum Collection, MO 1941.8.66.
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- Title: Demitasse set
- Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
- Date: 1939
- Location: Norway
- Physical Dimensions: Gold demitasse coffee set consisting of a tray, teapot, sugar bowl and cream pitcher. Dimensions of case: 5" h x 17" w x 14 3/4" d; tray: 3/4" h x 13 1/8" diameter; teapot: 5 3/4" h x 7" w x 3" d
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