A Presidential Pair
Dawn Reid, Curatorial Assistant, Decorative Arts & Design | February 20, 2012
Come celebrate Presidents’ Day at the Carnegie Museum of Art by getting a closer look at a pair of decanters once owned by President James Monroe. These two water decanters are the only known surviving objects from an immense 340-piece service made for President Monroe in 1818 and 1819. The Monroe service has eluded scholars for almost 200 years—a large…
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