Chinese Export Porcelain Openwork Basket with Pitt Armorial Bombe Desk and Bookcase The Landing of the Pilgrims Side Chairs Penn's Treaty with the Indians

Artist/Maker Date Made ca. 1789 Place Made Materials Metals; Silver-Plate; Sheffield; Fused-Plate Measurements Funds donated by Mrs. Frank L. Wright in memory of her husband Room Accession # 1994.0014000000001 Wine Cooler Shortly after his election as first president of the United States, George Washington began to acquire silver and fused-plate objects that would allow him to entertain in a manner befitting his new office.