Article: Mary Lincoln set a high standard for tableware

TERRY KOVEL
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-22-2009

Mary Lincoln set a high standard for tableware
By TERRY KOVEL
Date: 02-22-2009, Sunday
Section: BETTER LIVING
Edtion: All Editions
Column: ANTIQUES

Tip of the week

When packing teapots, do not tape the lid to the pot. The tape may leave a stain, and the lid may chip if it's handled roughly or just bumps around while being moved in a car or truck.

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When Abraham Lincoln was president, his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, bought a new set of dishes for the White House. The center of the dishes is decorated with an eagle holding a red, white and blue shield and a banner saying "E Pluribus Unum." The edge is gold-and-white twisted ropes surrounding a ...

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