When the United States government purchased Blair House in 1942, the acquisition included both the home and a substantial portion of its contents. The furnishings, fine art and decorative arts that today grace the rooms of Blair House are a combination of items original to the home and others acquired through purchases and donations. The collections represent American Federal, English Regency and Victorian tastes. Highlights include paintings by American masters Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, Thomas Moran and John Singer Sargent; 18th and 19th century English and Chinese export porcelain; American glass and silver; and over 50 early lighting fixtures. Click image to learn more. Ceramics Liverpool jug, ca. 1791-1824 Chinese export porcelain, ca. 1800 Covered urn   Floor coverings Antique Ferahan Sarouk rug, ca. 1890       Furnishings Chinese screen, late 17th century Revere tankard, 1783 Mahogany sideboard, ca. 1800-1810 Pole screen, ca.1800 Convex mirror, late 18th, early 19th century English globes, 1800-1808 Gilt bronze candelabra, ca. 1810 Marble mantel, early 19th century English silver hot-water urn, ca. 1817 Marble mantel, ca. 1824 American Empire card table, ca. 1810-1830 Pier mirror, ca. 1825 Victorian over-mantel mirror, ca. 1850 Venetian mirror, 19th century American over-mantel mirror, ca. 1855 Adam looking glass, late 18th century Chinese Chippendale mirror, late 18th century Mantel, ca. 1902 Oval mahogany dining table, late 19th-early 20th century Model ship, early 20th century Dining chairs, ca. 1940 Chinese-style cabinet, modern     Lighting Chandelier, 1820-1830 Twelve-light gasolier, 1876-1885 Gasolier, ca. 1880 Chandelier, ca. 1910 Paintings & Documents Jefferson portrait, ca. 1800-1810 Eliza Violet Gist Blair, 1840 Elizabeth Blair Lee, 1840 James Blair, 1843 Political cartoons, ca. 1844 Francis Preston Blair, 1845 Samuel Phillips Lee, 1845 Daniel Webster, 1848 Hon. Abraham Lincoln, 1860 Robert E. Lee's resignation of his commission in the U.S. Army Postmaster commission Abraham Lincoln, 1864 Photograph of General Sherman and advisors, ca. 1866 The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet, ca. 1866 General Robert E. Lee, 1961 Robert Jackson wall mural, 1985 Portrait of Harry S. Truman Bush Inaugural family portrait, 2001     Timepieces Boston tall case clock, ca. 1793-96 French table clock Shelf clock, ca. 1818-1823 Pillar clock

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