1James Monroe
White House Historical AssociationThe first official White House china set was actually made in Paris in 1817, but began the traditional of prominently featuring the national symbol of the eagle.
2James K. Polk
White House Historical AssociationThe Polks' dinnerware was quite frilly, with scalloped edges and floral details, compared to the more staid sets designed for recent presidents.
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3Abraham Lincoln
White House Historical AssociationMary Todd Lincoln was the first First Lady to play a major role in choosing the state china. She chose a popular purple hue (called "solferino") for the edges.
4Rutherford B. Hayes
White House Historical AssociationLucy Hayes hired an artist to adorn the state china with animals (like this wild turkey), plants, and other peeks into the American landscape.
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5William Henry Harrison
White House Historical AssociationGilded corn wraps the Harrisons' dinnerware, which represents the first lady's home state of Indiana.
6Theodore Roosevelt
White House Historical AssociationSimple, but stately, gold lines are the highlight of the Roosevelts' Wedgwood-made design.
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7Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow WilsonWilson's blue and gold state china was the first to be manufactured in the United States.
8Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House Historical AssociationThough the economy was intensely depressed, the White House was desperately in need of more china. Eleanor Roosevelt ordered 1,722 pieces of Lenox, noting it would help keep Americans employed.
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9Harry S. Truman
White House Historical AssociationThe Trumans chose a celadon green to match the newly redecorated State Dining Room.
10Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House Historical AssociationAn impressive raised gold rim marks the Eisenhower china, designed to pair well with the Truman pattern.
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11Lyndon B. Johnson
White House Historical AssociationHand-painted wildflowers make this collection decidedly feminine, a mark of Lady Bird Johnson's involvement in the design.
12Ronald Reagan
Ronald ReaganNancy Reagan (whose favorite color was scarlet) needed to order a whopping 4,370 pieces of new Lenox china to accommodate the ever-growing state dinners at the White House.
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13Bill Clinton
White House Historical AssociationThe creamy yellow Clinton china was designed to commemorate the bicentennial of the White House as the home of the first family.
14George W. Bush
White House Historical AssociationLaura Bush chose green for this iteration of the presidential china, since it would look lovely with any floral arrangement.
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15Barack Obama
White House Historical AssociationThe Obamas' china service includes pops of the newly named "Kailua blue," a nod to the president's home state of Hawaii. Read more about
the unveiling here.
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