Elegant Dining Spaces

Formal dining rooms in luxurious settings with fine table arrangements, rich colors, and elegant furnishings, ideal for gatherings.

Manila - Ambassador's Residence - 1987, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

White House Rooms, Christmas decorations: East Room, Red Room, Green Room, Blue Room, State Dining Room, Cross Hall. Marble and wood sideboard with flowers and candles on top; Christmas holly decorates candles on wall. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Luncheon in honor of Archbishop Makarios III, President of Cyprus, 1:00PM. View of a flower arrangement in the Red Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III.

White House Rooms: China Room and Vermeil Room (progress photos), Diplomatic Reception Room, Center Hall Stairway, Library, Kitchen, Flower Room, Theater, Swimming Pool, Fish Room, Family Dining Room, Second Floor Center Hall, West Sitting Hall, Yellow Oval Room, President's Dining Room, First Lady's Sitting Room, President's Bed Room, Elevator Vestibule, Lincoln BedSitting Room, Queens BedSitting Room, Treaty (Monroe) Room (prior to restoration, copy), Pineapple Sitting Room, Classroom (Solarium). View of the Queens' Bedroom (also called Rose Guest Room). White House, Washington, D.C.

State Dining Room, East Room, Green Room, Blue Room, Red Room, tables and floral arrangements for private dinner in honor of Prince and Princess Stanislaw Albrecht Radziwill. Table with floral arrangement, for private dinner in honor of Prince StanisŌ2aw Albrecht (Stanislas Albert) RadziwiŌ2Ō2 of Poland and Princess Lee Bouvier RadziwiŌ2Ō2. Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Dinner in honor of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast, 8:00PM. View of a flower arrangement in the Green Room of the White House, set up for a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. The Forest, painted by Paul Cézanne, hangs on the wall. Washington, D.C.

Dinner in Honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan, 8:00PM. State dinner in honor of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan. Table with floral arrangement. Portrait of General John Stark, painted by Samuel F.B. Morse, on wall. State Floor, White House, Washington, D.C.

Dinner in honor of Igor Stravinsky, 8:00PM. Flower arrangement for a dinner in honor of composer Igor Stravinsky. Diplomatic Reception Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Life - Vanderbilt Houses - Biltmore, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Luncheon in honor of Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, l:00PM. Floral arrangement for a luncheon in honor of Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany. The painting above the table is House on the Marne, by Paul Cézanne (ca. 1880-1890). Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Paris - Embassy Mission Residence - 1979, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Vintage Photograph. Historic room with antique furniture and documents at the heart of American history.

White House Rooms: Red, Green, Monroe (Treaty), State Dining Room, Family Dining Rooms. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, 5:00PM. Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, White House, Washington, D.C. Flower arrangement on table in East Room.

Dinner in honor of Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, 8:00PM. Table settings and flower arrangement for dinner in honor of Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

White House Green Room, July 15, 1952, after the completion of the White House Restoration

Table settings and flower arrangements for dinner in honor of Hassan II, King of Morocco. View of table settings and flower centerpieces in the State Dining Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a dinner in honor of the King of Morocco, Hassan II.

Dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ), Speaker of the House John W. McCormack, Chief Justice Earl Warren, 8:00PM. Tables with place settings and flower arrangements for a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, 5:00PM. Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, White House, Washington, D.C. Flower arrangement on table in Red Room.

Ornate swagged curtains in large country house dining room with blue chairs and place settings on the table

Dinner in honor of André Malraux, Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, 8:00PM. View of table settings and a flower arrangement for a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

White House Rooms: Vermeil Room, China Room, Red Room, East Room, Second Floor Hall, Children's Rooms, Yellow Oval Room. View of the Yellow Oval Room. White House, Washington, D.C. Marking at left is original to the negative.

Dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman (HST), 8:00PM. Floral arrangement for a dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman. Bronze and yellow chrysanthemums, white and yellow carnations, and maple and oak foliage. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Congressional Reception at the White House, 9:30PM. Table with floral arrangement and cornucopia fruit displays, set up in preparation for a congressional reception. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln, painted in 1869 by George P. A. Healy, hangs on wall above the table. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

White House Rooms: China Room and Vermeil Room (progress photos), Diplomatic Reception Room, Center Hall Stairway, Library, Kitchen, Flower Room, Theater, Swimming Pool, Fish Room, Family Dining Room, Second Floor Center Hall, West Sitting Hall, Yellow Oval Room, President's Dining Room, First Lady's Sitting Room, President's Bed Room, Elevator Vestibule, Lincoln BedSitting Room, Queens BedSitting Room, Treaty (Monroe) Room (prior to restoration, copy), Pineapple Sitting Room, Classroom (Solarium). View of the President's Dining Room (Residence). White House, Washington, D.C. Blemishes on image are original to the negative.

Luncheon for Colorado Publishers Editors, 1:15PM. View of table settings and flower arrangements in the Family Dining Room of the White House, set up for a luncheon for publishers and editors from Colorado. Washington, D.C. Blemish at upper left of image is original to the negative.

Life - Vanderbilt Houses - Biltmore, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Judicial Reception, 6:00PM. White House reception for Judicial Branch. Table with floral arrangement. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Private dinner-dance for Princess Lee Radziwill (settings and flowers). Tables and floral arrangements for a private dinner in honor of Princess Lee Bouvier Radziwill of Poland. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Hamburg - Consulate Office Building - 1977, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

The Hague - Chancery Office Building - 1976, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Dinner in honor of André Malraux, Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, 8:00PM. View of a flower arrangement in the Green Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. The Forest, painted by Paul Cézanne, hangs on the wall.

Flowers and arrangements for Luncheon in honor of Alfons Gorbach, Chancellor of Austria. Flower arrangement set up in the Green Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., in preparation for a luncheon in honor of Chancellor of Austria, Alfons Gorbach. The Mountain Glimpse, painted by Jasper F. Cropsey, hangs on wall above table.

Luncheon in honor of the Prime Minister of Australia Robert Gordon Menzies, 1:12PM. View of a table set for a luncheon in honor of Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Gordon Menzies. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Tripoli - Embassy Mission Residence - 1970, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Lima - Embassy Mission Residence - 1986, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

White House Rooms: Vermeil Room, State Dining Room, Red Room, First Ladys Bedroom, Childrens Rooms. View of the State Dining Room with table settings and flower arrangements. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P. A. Healy hangs on the wall. White House, Washington, D.C.

Paris - Embassy Mission Residence - 1985, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

White House Rooms: Blue, Green, Red Rooms. Red Room. A portrait of President Harry S. Truman painted by Greta Kempton in 1947 hangs above the fireplace, and a portrait of President Herbert Hoover painted by Elmer Wesley Greene in 1956 hangs above the door on the left. White House, Washington, D.C.

Department facilities views, for Web use: Henry Clay Room, Harry S. Truman Building

Prague - Embassy Mission Residence - 1985, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman (HST), 8:00PM. Floral arrangement for a dinner in honor of former President Harry S. Truman. Portrait is of James Freeman Curtis by John Coles, Jr., ca. 1830. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

White House Rooms, Christmas decorations: East Room, Red Room, Green Room, Blue Room, State Dining Room, Cross Hall. Table set with dishes and flower arrangements; Christmas decorations line the portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the wall. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

White House Rooms, Christmas decorations: East Room, Red Room, Green Room, Blue Room, State Dining Room, Cross Hall. View of the Grand Staircase, as seen from Cross Hall. Christmas decorations line the railings; flowers sit on a pier table. A portrait of former president Zachary Taylor hangs on wall at right. White House, Washington, D.C.

Department facilities views, for Web use: Henry Clay Room, Harry S. Truman Building

London - Chancery Office Building - 1991, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Dinner in honor of André Malraux, Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, 8:00PM. View of tables set for a dinner in honor of Minister of State for Cultural Affairs of France, André Malraux. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Flowers and arrangements for Luncheon in honor of Alfons Gorbach, Chancellor of Austria. View of the State Dining Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., with flower arrangements set up in preparation for a luncheon in honor of Chancellor of Austria, Alfons Gorbach. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs on wall above fireplace.

Oak room, with wood paneling, fireplace and chairs at Casa Loma, a Gothic Revival mansion patterned after a castle, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1967.

USA, Kentucky, Old Eddyville. Rose Hill Museum (aka Lyon County Museum) located in Cobb House mansion, circa 1834. Federal style. National Register of Historic Places.

White House Rooms and Furnishings: Library; Painting in the Treaty Room - Signing of the Peace Protocol Between Spain and the United States, August 12, 1898 (1899), by Theobald Chartran; side table. View of the White House Library. Washington, D.C.

Luncheon for Kentucky Publishers, 1:00PM. Flower arrangement on a table prepared for a luncheon for Kentucky publishers and newspaper executives in the State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Dinner in honor of Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia, 8:00PM. Table settings and flower arrangement for dinner in honor of Habib Bourguiba, Sr., President of Tunisia. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, 5:00PM. Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, White House, Washington, D.C. Flower arrangement on table in Green Room.

White House Rooms: China Room and Vermeil Room (progress photos), Diplomatic Reception Room, Center Hall Stairway, Library, Kitchen, Flower Room, Theater, Swimming Pool, Fish Room, Family Dining Room, Second Floor Center Hall, West Sitting Hall, Yellow Oval Room, President's Dining Room, First Lady's Sitting Room, President's Bed Room, Elevator Vestibule, Lincoln BedSitting Room, Queens BedSitting Room, Treaty (Monroe) Room (prior to restoration, copy), Pineapple Sitting Room, Classroom (Solarium). View of the Yellow Oval Room. White House, Washington, D.C.

Dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ), Speaker of the House John W. McCormack, Chief Justice Earl Warren, 8:00PM. Floral centerpiece and place settings for a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Unidentified White House staff member stands in the background. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Crowdus Baker, President of Sears, Roebuck Co., presents Charles Bird King Indian paintings to the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (JBK). First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy receives Native American portraits, painted by Charles Bird King, as gifts for the White House from President of Sears, Roebuck Company, Crowdus Baker (not pictured). Vice President of Sears, Roebuck Company, James T. Griffin (standing left of Mrs. Kennedy), holds up a portrait painting of Chief Shaumonekusse (Chonmonicase). Treaty Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, 5:00PM. Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, White House, Washington, D.C. Flower arrangement on table in Green Room.

Prague - Embassy Mission Residence - 1985, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Luncheon in honor of Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, l:00PM. Flower arrangement for a luncheon in honor of Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany. Diplomatic Reception Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Luncheon in honor of Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister of Laos (settings flowers). View of a flower arrangement in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a luncheon in honor of Prime Minister of Laos, Prince Souvanna Phouma.

Servant with Wine Bottle and on Stairs, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Presentation of the report of the Commission on the Status of Women to President Kennedy, 4:00PM. View of a flower arrangement in Cross Hall, set up for a reception following the presentation of the final report of the Commission on the Status of Women to President John F. Kennedy. A portrait of George Washington hangs on the wall above the table. White House, Washington, D.C.

Luncheon in honor of Joío Goulart, President of Brazil, 1:00PM. Table with floral arrangement, set up for a luncheon in honor of President of Brazil Joío Goulart. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Italy - Emilia Romagna Region - Imola - Tozzoni Palace - Dining Room - 19th century Brionia and Meissen Porcelain Ware on Table

Luncheon in honor of Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, l:00PM. Flower arrangement for a luncheon in honor of Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Luncheon in honor of the Prime Minister of Australia Robert Gordon Menzies, 1:12PM. View of table settings and flower arrangements in the Family Dining Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a luncheon in honor of Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Gordon Menzies.

Dinner in honor of Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche, President of Peru, 8:00PM. Floral arrangement for a dinner in honor of President Manuel Prado Ugarteche and First Lady Clorinda Málaga de Prado of Peru in the Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C. Above the flowers is a portrait of General John Stark by Samuel F. B. Morse.

Luncheon for Missouri Publishers, 1:15 PM. Luncheon for Missouri publishers. Table with floral arrangements and place settings. State Dining Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Department facilities views, for Web use: Henry Clay Room, Harry S. Truman Building

Marblehead, Lee Mansion, Entrance Hall, interior , Architectural elements, Interiors, Desks. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Trial placements of floral settings. A bouquet of flowers sits on a sofa in the Red Room. White House, Washington, D.C.

White House Rooms: China Room and Vermeil Room (progress photos), Diplomatic Reception Room, Center Hall Stairway, Library, Kitchen, Flower Room, Theater, Swimming Pool, Fish Room, Family Dining Room, Second Floor Center Hall, West Sitting Hall, Yellow Oval Room, President's Dining Room, First Lady's Sitting Room, President's Bed Room, Elevator Vestibule, Lincoln BedSitting Room, Queens BedSitting Room, Treaty (Monroe) Room (prior to restoration, copy), Pineapple Sitting Room, Classroom (Solarium). View of the Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C. The Forest, ca. 1890-1892 (left of door) and House on the Marne, ca. 1880-1890 (right of door), both painted by Paul Cézanne, hang on wall.

Installation of new mantel begins in State Dining Room. View of a table in the State Dining Room during the installation of a new mantel. Two unidentified persons stand at right. White House, Washington, D.C.

White House Rooms, Christmas decorations: East Room, Red Room, Green Room, Blue Room, State Dining Room, Cross Hall. Christmas trees and decorations in the East Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Lima - Embassy Mission Residence - 1983, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Dinner in honor of Mr. Mrs. Stephen E. Smith, 8:00PM. Flower arrangement set up for a dinner in honor of Stephen E. Smith and Jean Kennedy Smith. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Dinner in honor of Igor Stravinsky, 8:00PM. Flower arrangement for a dinner in honor of composer Igor Stravinsky; the Grand Staircase is visible in background. Cross Hall, White House, Washington, D.C.

Marblehead, 'Spirit of '76' , Architectural elements, Interiors, Paintings, Willard, Archibald M., 1836-1918. Spirit of '76. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Dinner in honor of Saud bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia, (settings flowers). Floral arrangement in the East Room, set up for a stag dinner in honor of Saud bin Abdul Aziz, King of Saudi Arabia. White House, Washington, D.C.

Dinner in honor of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 8:00PM. Table with floral arrangement in the Blue Room, set up in preparation for a dinner in honor of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shahanshah of Iran, and his wife, the Empress Farah Pahlavi. White House, Washington, D.C.

Luncheon in honor of Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, President of Ecuador, 1:00PM. View of table settings and flower arrangements in the State Dining Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of Ecuador, Dr. Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy. An unidentified White House staff member stands left of table in foreground.

Table settings and flower arrangements for dinner in honor of Hassan II, King of Morocco. View of a flower arrangement in the Blue Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a dinner in honor of the King of Morocco, Hassan II. A portrait of John Quincy Adams, painted by George P. A. Healy, hangs on the wall.

Luncheon in honor of Sylvanus Olympio, President of Togo, 1:00PM. Flower arrangement in Cross Hall, set up for a luncheon in honor of President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio. A portrait of George Washington hangs on wall. White House, Washington, D.C.

Arrangement of tables for a buffet supper. Oleograph from 'Household Management' by Isabella Beeton (London, 1906).

Moscow - Chancery Office Building - 1970, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

A dinner table, laid for 12 persons Date: circa 1890

Luncheon in honor of Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 1:00PM. View of a flower arrangement in the Cross Hall of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a luncheon in honor of President of Panama, Roberto F. Chiari. The Grand Staircase is visible in the background.

Birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr.. View of table settings, decorations, and balloons in the President's Dining Room (Residence) set up for a joint birthday party for Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy, Jr. White House, Washington, D.C.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Riverside, California Planning Commission, led by Commissioner John Petty

Guests attend an Inauguration Day Ball being held in honor of George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States. Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Brussels - Embassy Mission Residence - 1984, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

London - Embassy Mission Residence - 1986, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

State Funeral of President Kennedy: Departure from the White House and Procession to the United States Capitol. View of the Entrance Hall and Cross Hall, draped in black mourning crepe for the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy. Members of the honor guard stand at attention. White House, Washington, D.C.

DINNER TABLE A LA RUSSE Date: circa 1890

State Funeral of President Kennedy: White House, State Rooms and floral arrangements. View of the East Room of the White House, draped in black mourning crepe, following the death of President John F. Kennedy. Washington, D.C.

London - Embassy Mission Residence - 1986, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Roosevelt Hotel, Madison Ave. at 45th Street, New York, N.Y 10017 , Hotels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

RVD / Royal House photo collection. House ten Bosch palace in The Hague. Interior. ZD}. The Hague, South Holland

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