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Floral Arrangements in Historic Rooms

Elegant floral arrangements set up for formal events in historic White House rooms, featuring rich colors and classic furniture.

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. Green Room, with flower arrangement for a private dinner in honor of Prince StanisŌ2aw Albrecht (Stanislas Albert) RadziwiŌ2Ō2 of Poland and Princess Lee Bouvier RadziwiŌ2Ō2; a portrait of Andrew Johnson hangs on the wall, with the bottom portion of a portrait of Calvin Coolidge visible above it. White House, Washington, D.C.rnrn

Luncheon in honor of Roberto F. Chiari, President of Panama, 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 Panama, Roberto F. Chiari.

Dinner in honor of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast, 8:00PM. View of a flower arrangement in the Red Room of the White House, set up for a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Washington, D.C.

Luncheon in honor of Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland, 1:00 PM. Luncheon in honor of Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland. Floral arrangement. Green Room, 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.

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. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

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 Red 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. Green Room, with flower arrangement for a private dinner in honor of Prince StanisŌ2aw Albrecht (Stanislas Albert) RadziwiŌ2Ō2 of Poland and Princess Lee Bouvier RadziwiŌ2Ō2; a portrait of Andrew Johnson hangs on the wall, with the bottom portion of a portrait of Calvin Coolidge visible above it. White House, Washington, D.C.rnrn

Luncheon in honor of Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1:00PM (settings and flowers). View of a flower arrangement in the Red Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a luncheon in honor of Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan.

Congressional Reception at the White House, 9:30PM. The Red Room, with floral arrangements, prepared for a congressional reception at the 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 Red 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.

Lisbon - Embassy Mission Residence - 1982, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Lisbon - Embassy Mission Residence - 1978, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Private dinner-dance for Princess Lee Radziwill (settings and flowers). Floral arrangement for a private dinner-dance in honor of Princess Lee Bouvier Radziwill of Poland. The painting above the table is House on the Marne, by Paul Cézanne (ca. 1880-1890). Green 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 second-floor Center Hall (Central Hall) facing west. White House, Washington, D.C.

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

Luncheon in honor of Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1:00PM (settings and flowers). View of the Green Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., with flower arrangements set up for a luncheon in honor of Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan.

Dinner in honor of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 8:00PM. The Red Room, with flower arrangements, prepared 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.

Congressional Reception at the White House, 9:30PM. The Green Room, with floral arrangements, prepared for a congressional reception at the White House, Washington, D.C.

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 Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Luncheon in honor of Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland, 1:00 PM. Luncheon in honor of Urho Kekkonen, President of Finland. Floral arrangement. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

White House Rooms: East Sitting Room. View of the East Sitting Hall, also known as Monroe Hall, facing north. 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 Treaty Room (formerly the Monroe Room), prior to restoration. 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 Queens' Bedroom (also called Rose Guest Room). White House, Washington, D.C. Blemishes on image are original to the negative.

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.

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

White House Rooms: State Dining Room, Family Dining Room (settings and flowers). View of Christmas decorations in the State Dining Room of the White House, Washington, D.C. Flowers and candles sit on sideboard; Christmas holly decorates candles on wall.

Luncheon in honor of Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, l:00PM. Floral arrangements for a luncheon in honor of Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany. The paintings above the tables are The Forest, ca. 1890-1892 (left of the door), and House on the Marne, ca. 1880-1890 (right of the door), both by Paul Cézanne. 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 arrangements on tables in Red Room.

Dinner in honor of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, 8:00PM. Table with floral arrangement in the Red 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.

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

Luncheon in honor of Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez, President of Chile, 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 Chile, Jorge Alessandri Rodríguez.

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. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Dinner in honor of Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (flower arrangements and table settings). Floral arrangement for a dinner in honor of Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. Painting above the table is House on the Marne, by Paul Cézanne. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Judicial Reception, 6:00PM. White House reception for Judicial Branch. Tables with floral arrangements. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Dinner in honor of Nobel Prize Winners, 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 Nobel Prize winners from the Western Hemisphere. The Forest, painted by Paul Cézanne, hangs on the wall. Blemish on far right side of image is original to the negative.

Table Settings and Flower Arrangements, November 1961: 13-14. Floral arrangements in the Green Room. The paintings above the tables are The Forest, ca. 1890-1892 (left of the door), and House on the Marne, ca. 1880-1890 (right of the door), both by Paul Cézanne. White House, Washington, D.C.

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

White House Rooms: Yellow Oval Room - marble pedestal candelabrum. Marble pedestal candelabrum in Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

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. The painting above the table is The Forest, by Paul Cézanne. Green 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. Green 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. Green Room, with flower arrangements for a private dinner in honor of Prince StanisŌ2aw Albrecht (Stanislas Albert) RadziwiŌ2Ō2 of Poland and Princess Lee Bouvier RadziwiŌ2Ō2. Hanging on wall is a portrait of Millard Fillmore, painted by George P. A. Healy in 1857. White House, Washington, D.C.rnrn

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

Dublin - Chancery Office Building - 1984, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Interior of the National Museum of Romanticism, Madrid.

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White House Rooms: Vermeil Room, State Dining Room, Red Room, First Ladys Bedroom, Childrens Rooms. View of the Red Room. White House, Washington, D.C. Hanging on the wall at left are a portrait of Colonel William Drayton (top), painted by Samuel F. B. Morse, and Cannonading on the Potomac, October 1861, painted by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson.

Luncheon for Missouri Publishers, 1:15 PM. Luncheon for Missouri publishers. Table with floral arrangement. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Marblehead, Mass.: Lee Mansion, 2nd floor drawing room , Architectural elements, Drawing rooms. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

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

Private birthday dinner for President Kennedy (tables flowers). View of flower arrangement for a private dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy's birthday. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

DESPACHO MESONERO ROMANOS - FOTO AÑOS 80. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA-SALAS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Luncheon for Colorado Publishers Editors, 1:15PM. View of a flower arrangement in the Green Room of the White House, set up for a luncheon for publishers and editors from Colorado. The Forest, painted by Paul Cézanne, hangs on the wall. Washington, D.C.

White House Rooms: Blue Room, floral arrangement. Flower arrangement in the Blue Room of the White House, Washington, D.C.

Marblehead, Mass.: Lee Mansion, 2nd floor drawing room , Architectural elements, Drawing rooms. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

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

Beauport, Octagon room, interior , Architectural elements, Rooms & spaces. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Dinner in honor of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast, 8:00PM. View of the Green Room of the White House, with flower arrangements set up for a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. 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. Tables with floral arrangements. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

Vienna - Embassy Mission Residence - 1989, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Luncheon for Colorado Publishers Editors, 1:15PM. View of a flower arrangement in the Blue Room of the White House, set up for a luncheon for publishers and editors from Colorado. 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 entrance to the West Sitting Hall from the second-floor Center Hall (Central Hall). White House, Washington, D.C.

Private birthday dinner for President Kennedy (tables flowers). View of flower arrangement on mirrored dresser for a private dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy's birthday. Lincoln Bedroom, White House, Washington, D.C.

Dining Hall of Rocca Meli Lupi of Soragna, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 14th century.

Luncheon for Colorado Publishers Editors, 1:15PM. View of a flower arrangement in the Red Room of the White House, set up for a luncheon for publishers and editors from Colorado. Washington, D.C.

Presentation of the report of the Commission on the Status of Women to President Kennedy, 4:00PM. View of the Green Room, with flower arrangements 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. White House, Washington, D.C.

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

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

Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, 5:00PM. Reception for members of the Diplomatic Corps, White House, Washington, D.C. Flower arrangements on tables in East 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 Queens' Bedroom (also called Rose Guest Room). White House, Washington, D.C. Blemish in upper left corner of image is original to the negative.

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

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 Félix Houphouët-Boigny, President of the Ivory Coast, 8:00PM. View of a flower arrangement in the Blue Room of the White House, set up for a dinner in honor of President of the Ivory Coast, Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Washington, D.C.

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

White House Rooms: State Dining Room, Family Dining Room (settings and flowers). Table with dinnerware and flowers. Christmas decorations line the portrait of President Abraham Lincoln, painted by George P. A. Healy in 1869, hanging above the fireplace. 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. Native American portraits by George Catlin flank the open doorway to the Treaty Room on the second-floor stair landing of the White House, Washington, D.C.

John V. Lindsay Family, Vogue published shots, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Lisbon - Marine Security Guard Residence - 1990, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Luncheon in honor of Einar Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway, 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 Prime Minister of Norway, Einar Gerhardsen, and his wife, First Lady Werna Gerhardsen.

Luncheon in honor of Archbishop Makarios III, President of Cyprus, 1:00PM. Reproduction Baltimore lady's writing desk (donated by Maurine Noun), decorated with flowers for a luncheon in honor of President of the Republic of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

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

Luncheon in honor of Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon, 1:00PM. Vase with flowers in the State Dining Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a luncheon in honor of Ahmadou Ahidjo, President of Cameroon.

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 First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy's dressing room. White House, Washington, D.C.

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

COMEDOR CON LA MESA PUESTA ANTES DE LA REMODELACION DEL 2009. Location: MUSEO DEL ROMANTICISMO-SALAS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Luncheon in honor of Harold Macmillan, Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1:00PM (settings and flowers). View of flower arrangements on a reproduction Baltimore ladys writing desk (donated by Maurine Noun), set up for a luncheon in honor of Prime Minister of Great Britain, Harold Macmillan. Green Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

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 Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

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

Luncheon in honor of Paul Henri Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, 1:00PM. View of a flower arrangement in the Blue Room of the White House, Washington, D.C., set up for a luncheon in honor of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, Paul-Henri Spaak.

Dinner in honor of Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (flower arrangements and table settings). Floral arrangement for a dinner in honor of Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. East 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 East 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: Yellow Oval. Couches and chairs in front of a fireplace in the Yellow Oval Room, White House, Washington, D.C.

Madrid, 1966. Palace of the Marquise of Santa Cruz. One of the rooms, presided over by a portrait of Queen Victoria Eugenia painted by Philip Alexius de László. In the background a landscape by Modesto Urgell.

Madrid, 1966. Palace of the Marquise of Santa Cruz. Hall dedicated to Álvaro de Bazán, with one of the lanterns of the ship he captained during the battle of Lepanto in the foreground.

Manila - Ambassador's Residence - 1975, United States photographs Related to Embassies, Consulates, and Other Overseas Buildings

Luncheon for California Editors and Publishers, 1:00PM. View of a flower arrangement set up in the Blue Room for a luncheon in honor of editors and publishers from California. White House, Washington, D.C.

Cane chairs at small table with floral cloth in Scandinavian dining room with antique cupboard and painted wood ceiling

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