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East Room: 1910
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 11:47am.
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The East Room of the White House circa 1910. So, where'd we put that feather duster? Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative, 8x10 inches. View full size.
Ceiling detail
Submitted by Fort Worth Guy on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 4:18pm.
The plaster ceiling detail looks somewhat like a swastika, which was not an uncommon design in times past.
[It's called a Greek Key. - Dave]
Beautiful Ballroom
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 2:14pm.
This was after the sympathetic McKim, Mead & White remodelling and redecoration of 1902. It still looks essentially the same today. It's a beautiful room.
Which East Room do you like?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 2:10pm.
Like the rest of the White House interiors, the East Room was frequently redecorated to match the taste of the times. The Lincoln East Room featured wallpaper, patterned carpeting and a Renaissance Revival style ceiling:
Later administrations frequently altered the decor and even the structure of the room. Andrew Johnson's ceiling was in the Rococo Revival Style, and Ulysses Grant's had massive gilded plaster beams. A detailed gallery of images documenting the various decors can be found here.
Rebuilding
Submitted by RDown3657 on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 1:05pm.
That must have been extremely difficult to reconstruct when the White House was gutted and rebuilt during the Truman administration. Beautiful detail!
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